THE grieving family of Stephanie Scott will have to endure nearly another two months of uncertainty after the arraignment of her alleged killer was stood over until July 1.
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The accused, 25-year-old Vincent Stanford, was listed for arraignment in the Supreme Court in Sydney on Friday but the matter did not proceed as expected.
The arraignment of Stanford’s twin brother, Marcus, was also put back until July 1.
Marcus Stanford has pleaded guilty in the Local Court to being an accessory after the fact of murder.
At arraignment, Vincent Stanford will enter a plea to charges of murder and aggravated sexual assault.
He was committed to the Supreme Court on March 31 after a large brief of evidence was tendered by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Griffith Local Court.
His legal team has flagged the possibility of a mental health defence.
It has obtained medical material from the Netherlands, where the Stanfords lived for 10 years before moving back to Australia in 2014.
Miss Scott, 26, is alleged to have been murdered by Vincent Stanford on April 5 last year, just six days before her planned wedding day.
The popular Leeton High School English and drama teacher had popped into work on a Sunday and was last seen alive that day about 11am. Her last known communication was sending an email from the school to a bus company arranging transport for wedding guests.
Her disappearance sparked a massive search that was doomed to end in tragedy after Vincent Stanford – a cleaner at Leeton High School – was charged on April 8 with murdering Miss Scott.
Two days later and on the eve of her wedding, Miss Scott’s burnt remains were found in the Cocoparrra National Park, about 70 kilometres from Leeton.
Marcus Stanford, who was living at Adelaide, was arrested on June 10 and extradited to NSW where he was charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder. Police allege he dumped incriminating evidence mailed to him by his twin.