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CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A woman charged with the murder of a man in the state’s Central West, arrived in Sydney on Thursday.

Kylie So, 47, had been flown in from New Zealand on a deportation order.

So has been charged with the murder of 71-year old Robert Dickie a retired farmer.

Mr Dickie was last seen leaving his Elong Elong home on Tuesday 14 June 2016. Elong Elong is a tiny community comprising several houses and a grain silo on the line from Dubbo to Binnaway. It has a population of a little over 100.

Mr Dickie’s family reported him missing two days later and inquiries were commenced by detectives from Orana Mid Western Police District under Strike Force Gavin.

During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that Mr Dickie had been murdered. Despite a number of forensic searches, his body has not yet been located.

Following extensive inquiries, Strike Force Gavin officers applied for and were granted an arrest warrant for Kylie So in September 2017.

She was arrested at a home unit in Auckland in April. Ms. So was taken to Auckland Police Station and processed on the NSW arrest warrant, before appearing at Auckland District Court, where her extradition to NSW was approved pending travel restrictions under COVID-19.

Earlier this week, detectives from Orana Mid Western Police District travelled to Auckland and after being granted clearance for the extradition, escorted So on a flight, which arrived at Sydney International Airport about 10.45am Thursday.

Due to the current Public Health Orders for returning international travellers, the woman was detained at the airport while the arrest warrant was executed, and she was charged with murder.

So was refused bail and appeared via AVL to Central Local Court on Thursday.

She has been remanded in custody and will next appear at Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday 19 August 2020.