Dead man's last months with 'goth' mates

In April 2009, Javed Mills left his rural Auckland home hoping to become a rock star. Less than three months later he was dead. But his family were not to find out his fate until a detective knocked on their door almost three years later.

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On Wednesday, James Grant Cooper was charged with murdering Mr Mills between July 23 and 29 in 2009. He is also charged with covering up Mr Mills' death. Mr Mills' incomplete remains were found in the garage of an abandoned property on Barrack Rd, Mt Wellington, last September. They were confirmed as his this month.

Cooper was charged and police arrived at his home, two doors from where he allegedly left the remains, to do forensic testing. Police believe Mr Mills died at Cooper's house after an "altercation". They say they cannot reveal a cause of death as parts of his body, including his skull, are yet to be found.

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