The High Court trial of three men charged with the murder of a gay man in a Rotorua park has been adjourned until July. Simon Meka Herewini, and teenagers Leslie Glen and William Karauna Edwards, have all pleaded not guilty to the murder of 64-year-old Roman Skorek in Kuirau Park in January last year. Rawiri James Samuel, 22, has already been sentenced to at least 12 years in prison, after admitting his part in the attack. Skorek’s body was found mutilated in Kuirau Park on January 23. The 64-year-old was had been drinking with a group of young men in the park when Samuel became angry because the older man looked at his crotch area. A post mortem found Skorek had had a deep skull fracture and his carotid artery severed. He also suffered severe bruising and lacerations. His death was caused by a stab wound to his chest.
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First published: Monday, 11th February 2013 - 12:00pm