A trial has started in the High Court at Wellington for a man accused of murdering a Stokes Valley father earlier this year.
Shayd Robinson, 20, has pleaded not guilty to stabbing to death 27-year-old Aaron Hadfield.
Mr Hadfield was stabbed to death in January near his car as he returned home from picking up prescription medicine for one of his young children.
A jury of six men and six women were empanelled for the trial, which has been set down for two weeks.
About 50 witnesses are expected to be called.
