Falconio murder suspect in court

A mechanic suspected of murdering British tourist Peter Falconio was sent to northern Australia today, where he is expected to be formally charged with murder.

At a brief hearing in Adelaide Magistrates’ Court, chief magistrate Kelvyn Prescott ordered Bradley John Murdoch, 45, to appear in court in the northern city of Darwin tomorrow in relation to the suspected murder. He was expected to be flown across the nation under tight police guard.