Woman & Man Face Court Over Child Murder

A woman and a man charged with the murder of a six-year-old girl who went missing in Sydney's west almost nine months ago have been refused bail. The matter was briefly mentioned on Friday in Parramatta Bail Court after they were arrested in the early hours of the morning. According to court documents the pair were arrested just after 1am (EST) on Friday on Freya Street at Shalvey, in Sydney's west. They were taken to Mount Druitt police station and each was later charged with the murder of the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The girl, who would have turned seven on Friday, was reported missing from her bed at her Mount Druitt home on the morning of August 1 last year. According to court documents, police allege the child was murdered between July 20 and July 27, 2010. The case will be heard again on April 29 at Penrith Local Court.......read more (Kiesha Abrahams)>>>