An 18-year-old appeared in court yesterday, accused of stealing a car belonging to murdered stamp collector Robert Hunt. The Mangere student, who appeared in court yesterday dressed in a boiler suit, has been granted name suppression. He was remanded in custody on a charge of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle. 55-year-old Hunt was found dead in his Laud Ave home in Ellerslie in the early hours of Saturday morning. At the time, his car was missing but it was returned and parked on the street in front of the house between 10.30 and 11pm on Saturday night. Police say they are still piecing together information leading up to and following Robert Hunt's murder, and that further charges may be laid.
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First published: Wednesday, 14th July 2004 - 12:00pm