Charlise Mutten murder trial: alleged killer’s ‘strange’ behaviour before nine-year-old went missing

Neighbour tells NSW court of conversations with murder accused Justin Stein shortly before schoolgirl disappeared

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A man accused of murdering his partner's daughter told a neighbour he was digging for treasure" shortly before she went missing, a jury has heard.

It seemed strange," the neighbour told a court on Wednesday.

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