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| A man accused of stabbing his wife’s niece to death and dumping her body in a blowhole on the NSW Central Coast has faced court. | A man accused of stabbing his wife’s niece to death and dumping her body in a blowhole on the NSW Central Coast has faced court. |
| International student Mengmei Leng’s naked body was discovered floating face down in foamy waters at Snapper Point last weekend, with stab wounds later revealing she’d allegedly suffered a violent attack. | International student Mengmei Leng’s naked body was discovered floating face down in foamy waters at Snapper Point last weekend, with stab wounds later revealing she’d allegedly suffered a violent attack. |
| Leng’s accused killer, her 27-year-old uncle Derek Barrett, was formally refused bail at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday to reappear on Wednesday, May 4. | Leng’s accused killer, her 27-year-old uncle Derek Barrett, was formally refused bail at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday to reappear on Wednesday, May 4. |
| Originally from Chengdu in China, Leng and moved to Sydney five years ago where she completed a Bachelors degree in business at the University of Technology Sydney. | Originally from Chengdu in China, Leng and moved to Sydney five years ago where she completed a Bachelors degree in business at the University of Technology Sydney. |
| CCTV footage from last Thursday afternoon shows her walking through St James train station carrying her shopping bags and a takeaway juice before arriving at Campsie Station at 4.30pm, her last known whereabouts. | CCTV footage from last Thursday afternoon shows her walking through St James train station carrying her shopping bags and a takeaway juice before arriving at Campsie Station at 4.30pm, her last known whereabouts. |
| Leng never turned up to the Campsie house where she lived with her aunt and uncle. They reported her missing on Monday and a concerned friend posted images of her on Chinese social media site Weibo the following day. | Leng never turned up to the Campsie house where she lived with her aunt and uncle. They reported her missing on Monday and a concerned friend posted images of her on Chinese social media site Weibo the following day. |
| When police released a computer-generated image of the deceased woman found at Snapper Point, many people suggested it could be Leng and began posting RIP messages on social media. | When police released a computer-generated image of the deceased woman found at Snapper Point, many people suggested it could be Leng and began posting RIP messages on social media. |
| Her body was formally identified through DNA testing on Friday. | Her body was formally identified through DNA testing on Friday. |
| Police will allege Barrett murdered the 25-year-old over the weekend while his wife was away. | Police will allege Barrett murdered the 25-year-old over the weekend while his wife was away. |
| It will be alleged his mobile phone was intercepted at Doyalson, less than 10km from where the woman’s body was located, just 25 minutes before she was found on Sunday morning. | It will be alleged his mobile phone was intercepted at Doyalson, less than 10km from where the woman’s body was located, just 25 minutes before she was found on Sunday morning. |
| It’s understood he was originally from the Central Coast town of Gwandalan, about 9km from the blowhole popular among tourists and fishers.Barrett said nothing when he appeared in court via videolink wearing blue overalls on Saturday. | It’s understood he was originally from the Central Coast town of Gwandalan, about 9km from the blowhole popular among tourists and fishers.Barrett said nothing when he appeared in court via videolink wearing blue overalls on Saturday. |
| His next appearance has been set down for Burwood Local Court. | His next appearance has been set down for Burwood Local Court. |
| Leng’s mother has flown into Sydney from China as family and friends mourn her following the shocking news of her death. | Leng’s mother has flown into Sydney from China as family and friends mourn her following the shocking news of her death. |