Grim details emerge after Charlise Mutten was allegedly shot dead by her ... trends now
A man accused of murdering schoolgirl Charlise Mutten allegedly shot her twice, to the head and the side of her body, and dumped her body in a barrel, a jury panel has been told.
Justin Laurens Stein, 33, is facing a trial in the NSW Supreme Court at Parramatta after pleading not guilty to murder.
He is accused of murdering Charlise, the daughter of his partner, and dumping her body in a plastic barrel.
Stein stood in the dock on Monday, wearing a navy suit, with a white button-up shirt and navy tie, when he formally pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Charlise Mutten was found dead in January 2022
Justin Stein is accused of murdering the nine-year-old
The nine-year-old's body was found with gunshot wounds to her head and back in bushland near the Colo River in NSW's Central Tablelands in January 2022.
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