Trial set for trio accused of Featherston man's murder

A trial date has been set for three people charged with murdering Wairarapa man Paul Irons, who died after a brutal beating last year.

Shawn Mihaka Sullivan, 25, Andrew Dean Kupa-Caudwell, 17, and a 15-year-old who has name suppression, were remanded for trial at the High Court at Wellington on November 9.

Mr Irons died in hospital after being attacked in a Featherston park on October 9 last year.

The High Court trial has been set down for three weeks.