Update: A 26-year-old inmate at Lithgow Correctional Centre has been charged with the murder of Carly McBride.
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James Cunneen was charged by Strike Force Karabi investigators in Lithgow on Thursday, June 22.
His case was mentioned at Lithgow Local Court on Thursday afternoon.
Mr Cuneen has not applied for bail and has not responded to the charge as either guilty or not-guilty.
The Lithgow prison inmate is the alleged co-offender of Carly McBride’s murder.
Her former boyfriend, Sayle Newson, was also arrested on the Central Coast and charged with murder on Monday.
The Lake Macquarie mother-of-two disappeared during a visit to Muswellbrook in September, 2014.
Her remains were found in bushland on the outskirts of Scone in August last year.
An examination of Ms McBride’s remains indicated she died from a blunt force trauma to the head.
Mr Cunneen was also charged on other unrelated offences to do with burning a rental car and weapons.
He will appear at Newcastle court on August 9 to reply to the charge. Mr Cunneen will not be at the court in person. A Legal Aid lawyer will represent him.
Earlier:
A 26-year-old inmate at Lithgow Correctional Centre has been charged with the murder of Carly McBride.
Detectives of Strike Force Karabi travelled to Lithgow Correctional Centre on the morning of June 22, where they charged a 26-year-old man with murder.
He is the alleged co-offender of McBride’s murder. Her former boyfriend, Sayle Newson, was also arrested on the Central Coast and charged with McBride’s murder on Monday.
The 26-year-old Lithgow prison inmate was also charged on other unrelated offences to do with burning a rental car and weapons.
It was expected he would appear before Lithgow local court on Thursday, June 22.
