With 100kg of sand and an empty barrel, Justin Stein allegedly attempted a cover-up

“Clearly we begin off these searches with lots of hope, however sadly, we all the time have behind our minds the worst,” the commissioner mentioned.

“That’s why classes from earlier investigations have taught us that we don’t simply have to conduct a lacking individual search but additionally in parallel to that an investigative search which revealed rewards final night time.”

Courtroom paperwork say Mr Stein murdered Charlise between 7pm final Tuesday and 10am on Wednesday.

Charlise had been dwelling together with her grandmother on the Gold Coast.

The nine-year-old was a scholar at Tweed Heads Main Faculty on the NSW-Queensland border however had spent the January holidays reunited together with her mom on the Blue Mountains property, which is commonly rented out as a high-end wedding ceremony venue.

Police on Wednesday mentioned they’d not but spoken to Kallista Mutten at size as she was below well being supervision and had been “troublesome to strategy and make contact with”.

“The investigation can be ongoing. At this stage now we have no proof to assist something apart from the accused acted alone. Nonetheless it’s nonetheless early days within the investigation,” Hudson mentioned.

Detectives’ suspicions about Mr Stein grew after he allegedly gave them two differing variations of the occasions main as much as the time of Charlise’s supposed disappearance. He was first spoken to by police on Friday afternoon at Penrith the place his crimson ute was additionally seized for forensic testing.

Mr Hudson mentioned because the investigation progressed detectives quickly allegedly uncovered a “variety of anomalies” in relation to his whereabouts within the days earlier than Charlise was reported lacking.

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“Via digital means, via CCTV, via GPS monitoring we had been capable of set up sure information in regards to the car he was driving and people actions and likewise sure suspicious behaviour that escalated our scrutiny about his potential involvement,” Hudson mentioned.

That behaviour additionally allegedly included a collection of cellphone calls made to his fiancee whereas shopping for the sandbags and his buying of gas for the boat at a neighborhood petrol station.

Carrying a gray Everlast hoodie, Mr Stein briefly appeared in Central Native Courtroom by way of audio-visual hyperlink from Surry Hills police centre on Wednesday. The court docket heard he suffers from “long run” psychological well being issues.

He didn’t apply for bail and it was formally refused along with his lawyer asking for him to be held in solitary confinement in jail as a result of he fears for his security. Justice of the Peace Robin Williams refused to make the order, saying that was a matter for Corrective Companies.

Police prosecutor Liam Edwards requested for extra time earlier than the matter returned to court docket, citing the “complexities of this matter [and] the proof gathered” by the police.

Mr Stein can be transferred to Silverwater Jail the place he’ll undertake two weeks quarantine earlier than showing in court docket once more in March.

Mr Stein’s dad and mom James and Annemie Stein are well-known vintage sellers with a store within the Queen Victoria Constructing, which they describe as providing “world-class vintage jewelry, bespoke jewelry and objects d’artwork”. Martin & Stein was closed on Wednesday.

The household has owned Wildenstein for greater than 20 years, reworking the 12-hectare web site into a well-liked wedding ceremony venue, described by its homeowners as the positioning of “a few of Australia’s most breathtaking and memorable occasions”. It hosted the nuptials of AFL participant Lance “Buddy” Franklin and former mannequin Jesinta Franklin.

Charlise’s organic father Scott Hensby paid tribute to his daughter on Fb on Wednesday morning, vowing to “discover solutions”.

“Goodbye you lovely little woman. I like you a lot, I miss you daily,” he wrote.

“You’ve got captured the hearts of the nation and the world and now these hearts are breaking, with mine. This doesn’t occur. Youngsters have to be secure. What’s mistaken with you folks??? We are going to get the solutions for you child, and we are going to honour you correctly.”

Charlise’s college uploaded on Fb a photograph of her receiving an award for achievement in literacy from her final days of time period earlier than Christmas.

“We’re completely devastated to listen to this morning’s information. Our hearts exit to her household, we can’t start to think about the misery they have to really feel. [The girl] was a a lot liked member of our college who brightened all our days, daily,” the varsity wrote.

A candlelight vigil was to be held for Charlise on the college on Wednesday night time.

Household & Home Violence Counselling Line: 1800 737 732.

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