A Kawerau father and son have denied charges of assault and threatening to kill.
Derek Maynard Savage, 52, and Deuce Derrick Junior Evo Rua Savage, 21, pleaded not guilty in the Rotorua District Court yesterday to a joint charge of threatening to kill and assaulting a man with intent to injure. The offences allegedly happened in Kawerau in August.
Deuce Savage and 29-year-old Terere Kiwaho McDonald, also of Kawerau, both pleaded not guilty to a joint charge of robbing a man of cash and cannabis while Deuce Savage denied a fourth charge of demanding $200 with intent to steal it.
All three were remanded in custody to reappear for review hearings on January 15 and 29.