Australia’s most wanted man Malcolm Naden captured

Naden was taken to a hospital under heavy guard for treatment of the wound to
his leg. The 38-year-old said nothing to reporters as he shuffled, feet
shackled and face covered, into a police van after being released from the
hospital.

He vanished from the home he shared with his grandparents near the rural city
of Dubbo in 2005, shortly after his 24-year-old cousin, Kristy Scholes, was
strangled in a bedroom of the house. He quickly became a suspect in the
killing and officials, aware of his sharp survival skills, believed he was
hiding out somewhere in a vast stretch of unforgiving and heavily forested
terrain.

Gloucester, where Naden was found, is about 280 miles east of Dubbo.

He was charged with one count of murder in connection with Scholes’ death, two
counts of aggravated indecent assault related to a 2004 attack on a teen,
and shooting with intent to murder in relation to the police officer
shooting in December.

Naden is also a suspect in the disappearance of his cousin Lateesha Nolan. Her
father, Mick Peet, said police contacted him with the news of Naden’s
capture around 2 am.

“I sort of felt like falling to the ground on my knees,” Peet told
Australian Broadcasting Corp radio. “I’m just glad we’re on the road to
some kind of recovery to find out what happened to my daughter and some
closure.”

Naden’s lawyer, Michael Jones, did not apply for bail. The case was adjourned
until April 24.

“He’s in reasonable health but he’s very tired,” Jones said outside
court. “He’s got serious bite marks on both legs inflicted by police
dogs at the time of his arrest. Other than that, that’s all I can say.”

New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell praised the police for their work.

“While it may have taken longer than everyone hoped … this arrest shows
that the New South Wales Police Force always gets their man,” he said.

Source: agencies

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