Tobias Moran - the man accused of killing German backpacker Simone Strobel 18 years ago - have been dropped. Her body was found in a Lismore caravan park in 2005 - she was Moran's girlfriend at the time. 9News MORE:
A man is no longer accused of killing his girlfriend after charges against him were dropped more than 18 years after her death.
Tobias Friedrich Moran, 43, was charged with murdering German backpacker Simone Strobel and intending to pervert the course of justice in July 2022, after being extradited to NSW.He was granted bail a week after being charged last year to return to his family and home in City Beach, Western Australia, with a $250,000 surety and a requirement to surrender passports and report to police thrice weekly.
His barrister previously told the court there was no new evidence linking Mr Moran to the death and the magistrate described the circumstantial case as "not the strongest" when he was granted bail. Simone Strobel's naked body was found at a sportsground at Lismore on the NSW northern rivers region in February 2005, six days after she was last seen at a nearby caravan park.The kindergarten teacher had spent the night with friends, including Moran and his sister, with whom she was travelling.The court will hear applications to pay Mr Moran's legal defence costs on June 28.
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