Stepfather arrives in Australia as hunt for gunman continues

The stepfather of British tourist Joanne Lees, who escaped from a gunman who is believed to have killed her boyfriend, arrived in Australia today as the massive police manhunt continued for the suspected murderer and his victim.

Vincent James arrived in the central Australian city of Alice Springs and was immediately taken to police headquarters to be reunited with Miss Lees, who managed to flee from the gunman on Saturday after he had bound and gagged her and dumped her in the back of his pickup truck.