16 Apr 2014

Not guilty plea in homeless killing

12:21 pm on 16 April 2014

The man charged with murdering a homeless man in Auckland has pleaded not guilty.

49-year-old homeless man, Maqbool Hussain.

49-year-old homeless man, Maqbool Hussain. Photo: NZ POLICE

Maqbool Hussain was found dead in a squat on Dominion Road last month. Police have said he was violently attacked.

He was the third rough sleeper to be killed in Auckland this year.

Justin Turner, 28, was charged with murder after police found him in Taupo earlier this month.