A man has been arrested for the killing of a woman, whose skeletal remains were found in an Australian forest 750 miles from where her daughter’s body was discovered dumped in a suitcase.

A man was arrested over the killing of a woman whose skeletal remains were found in an Australian forest 750 miles from where her daughter's body was discovered dumped in a suitcase.

A teenage relative of a notorious Australian serial killer has been sentenced to 43 years in prison for the axe murder of a friend in the same forest where his great-uncle killed seven backpackers.

One of Australia’s most notorious serial killers, Ivan Milat, was told today he will not be allowed to appeal his conviction on charges of murdering seven young backpackers he picked up while they were hitchhiking.

Serial killer Ivan Milat, serving a life sentence for the slaying of seven backpackers, has attempted self-mutilation for the second time in recent months by swallowing part of a toilet flushing mechanism, authorities said today.