Falconio murder suspect denies rape charges

The alleged murderer of British tourist Peter Falconio has denied unrelated charges of raping a mother and her 12-year-old daughter.

Bradley John Murdoch, 44, pleaded not guilty to seven offences relating to the rape and abduction in August, at a hearing in the South Australia state District Court in Adelaide.

He was remanded in custody to appear again on February 18.

Murdoch, a mechanic and truck driver, is charged with murdering Mr Falconio, 28, from Hepworth, near Huddersfield, on a remote Outback highway in the Northern Territory last July.