Man arrested in disappearance of NSW school teacher

Yahoo News Australia

Updated 20 June 2017 at 12:16 am

A 61-year-old man has been arrested in Queensland in relation to the disappearance of a NSW teacher.

John Edwards will be extradited from Redcliffe, north of Brisbane, to face a NSW court in relation to the disappearance his wife, Grafton primary school teacher Sharon Edwards, in 2015.

He is expected to be charged with her murder.

More to follow.

Edwards will be extradited to NSW to face court. Source: 7 News

John and Sharon Edwards. Source: 7 News

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