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| A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court in New Zealand charged with murdering and sexually assaulting a teenager who was born in Essex. | A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court in New Zealand charged with murdering and sexually assaulting a teenager who was born in Essex. |
| The body of Liberty Templeman, 15, was found lying face down in a stream in the small town of Kerikeri in the north of the country at the weekend. | The body of Liberty Templeman, 15, was found lying face down in a stream in the small town of Kerikeri in the north of the country at the weekend. |
| Police said the boy was local and known to the girl but was not her boyfriend. | Police said the boy was local and known to the girl but was not her boyfriend. |
| Miss Templeman had emigrated from Essex with her parents Andrew and Rebecca and brother William, 12, in 2005. | Miss Templeman had emigrated from Essex with her parents Andrew and Rebecca and brother William, 12, in 2005. |
| She had moved south to Auckland with her family two weeks ago and had returned to Kerikeri to visit friends when she went missing. | She had moved south to Auckland with her family two weeks ago and had returned to Kerikeri to visit friends when she went missing. |
| According to reports, she was dropped off outside a school before going to meet her boyfriend at the supermarket where he worked. | According to reports, she was dropped off outside a school before going to meet her boyfriend at the supermarket where he worked. |
| She was last seen at 1900 local time on Saturday when she told friends she would be walking through school grounds to meet her boyfriend. | She was last seen at 1900 local time on Saturday when she told friends she would be walking through school grounds to meet her boyfriend. |
| Parents visited site | Parents visited site |
| The alarm was raised when she did not arrive and her fully-clothed body was found at 1700 local time the next day. | The alarm was raised when she did not arrive and her fully-clothed body was found at 1700 local time the next day. |
| The boy appeared in Kaikohe Youth Court on one charge of murder and one charge of indecent assault and has been remanded to reappear in court on 17 November, police said. | The boy appeared in Kaikohe Youth Court on one charge of murder and one charge of indecent assault and has been remanded to reappear in court on 17 November, police said. |
| The arrest comes soon after Mr and Mrs Templeman visited the spot where their daughter was found dead. | The arrest comes soon after Mr and Mrs Templeman visited the spot where their daughter was found dead. |
| In a statement, her family said: "Liberty was staying with family friends in Kerikeri, enabling her to be with a number of her really close friends prior to returning home on Sunday. | In a statement, her family said: "Liberty was staying with family friends in Kerikeri, enabling her to be with a number of her really close friends prior to returning home on Sunday. |
| "She was looking forward to her first day at Rangitoto College where she had already auditioned for a place in the end of year performance." | "She was looking forward to her first day at Rangitoto College where she had already auditioned for a place in the end of year performance." |
| Peacemaker at school | |
| A public memorial service for the local community will take place at The Centre, an arts and recreation centre on Cobham Road, near where the teenager's body was discovered. | A public memorial service for the local community will take place at The Centre, an arts and recreation centre on Cobham Road, near where the teenager's body was discovered. |
| Miss Templeman attended The Colne Community School in her home town of Brightlingsea in Essex for more than a year, leaving when she was in year eight at the age of 13. | |
| Earlier this week, former classmates issued a statement through the school which said: "Friends of Liberty remember her as a bubbly, lively girl who always had a smile. | |
| "She was a peacemaker who was sociable and really enjoyed spending time with her 'funky' friends, as she described them." |