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| Trial date set in NZ murder case | Trial date set in NZ murder case |
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| A date has been set for the trial of a New Zealand teenager charged with murdering Orkney backpacker Karen Aim. | A date has been set for the trial of a New Zealand teenager charged with murdering Orkney backpacker Karen Aim. |
| The 15-year-old accused, who was 14 at the time of Miss Aim's death, will stand trial on 9 February. He has pleaded not guilty. | The 15-year-old accused, who was 14 at the time of Miss Aim's death, will stand trial on 9 February. He has pleaded not guilty. |
| The trial date was set at a hearing at the High Court in Rotorua on Wednesday. | |
| Ms Aim, 26, died as a result of head injuries in January after being attacked when walking home from a night out in the resort of Taupo. | |
| It has also been announced that an arts scholarship is to be set up in New Zealand in her memory. | |
| The plan is to award scholarships of $2,000-a-year to two arts students in Taupo. In return, the students will be required to produce a piece of visual art suitable for permanent display in either Taupo or Orkney. | |
| The idea for the scholarships arose from Karen's love and professional involvement in the visual arts while she was working in New Zealand's north island. |