Police seek to extradite Keith murder accused

Alleged murder victim Navarone Hutchins.

Detectives will today apply for the extradition of Navarone Hutchins’ accused killer from Mildura.

Mr Hutchins body was found near a dirt track on the outskirts of Keith on Tuesday.

He had been reported missing and was last seen alive last Friday night when dropped off at a friend’s house.

The man charged with killing Mr Hutchins appeared in the Mildura Magistrates Court yesterday and was remanded in custody.

Acting on information from SA Police, Victorian officers arrested the 20-year-old Keith man at Robinvale, near Mildura, late on Wednesday.

Police have previously described the alleged murder as ‘particularly violent’.