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Sayle Kenneth Newson sought sex hours after allegedly killing girlfriend Carly McBride, court told

JUST hours after he allegedly murdered a mother-of-two and dumped her body Sayle Kenneth Newson texted another woman asking her, “do u wana f …”, a court has heard. In a chilling twist, he also allegedly edited a photo for a missing person’s poster.

Parents of cold case victim Carly McBride outside Newcastle Court

JUST hours after he allegedly murdered a mother-of-two and dumped her body in bushland, Sayle Kenneth Newson texted another woman asking her, “do u wana f---”, a court has been told.

And in the days that followed police allege Newson lined up sex with two women while also pleading with the public for information about the disappearance of 31-year-old Carly McBride, whose body would not be found for another two years.

But police claim Newson’s sexual propositions were not the first thing he planned after allegedly murdering Ms McBride in the state’s Hunter Region.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal how police allege Newson edited a photograph of the young Belmont mother for a missing person’s poster, while her body lay near Scone on September 30, 2014.

Mum of two Carly McBride, 31, went missing in 2014.
Mum of two Carly McBride, 31, went missing in 2014.

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Yesterday a full set of police facts were tendered at Newcastle Local Court where Newson was committed to stand trial in the NSW Supreme Court for Ms McBride’s alleged murder.

The police allegations outline how Newson took photographs of a beaming Ms McBride as the pair travelled to Muswellbrook to visit her daughter on September 30.

The photographs, taken between midday and 12.02pm, show Ms McBride sitting in the passenger seat of Newson’s car wearing a bright, yellow top and smiling in his direction.

But a few hours later police allege Ms McBride died as a result of “blunt force trauma” and was dumped 25 metres into the bush off Bunnan Road at Owens Gap about 17 kilometres from Scone.

Newson was charged two-and-a-half years after Ms McBride went missing.
Newson was charged two-and-a-half years after Ms McBride went missing.
Newson has been committed to stand trial.
Newson has been committed to stand trial.

Police claim Newson, of Buff Point, and friend James Cunneen, of Muswellbrook, then drove to Scone McDonalds and each bought a soft drink using McBride’s debit card at 4.38pm.

Between 5.17pm and 5.23pm — as McBride lay abandoned in the bush- Newson edited the photograph of her he had taken earlier that day, carefully cropping out his tattooed arm and rotating the photo into a portrait format, it is alleged.

He then allegedly used the picture to create a Facebook page titled “Help Find Carly McBride” on October 1, having only reported her missing to police late on September 30.

“It is alleged that the editing of these photographs were preparatory steps made by Newson in laying a false trail in the “staged” search for the deceased,” the police allegations state.

Newson told police he had door knocked more than 400 homes in the Muswellbrook area in the search for Ms McBride and later appealed for information on Facebook and through the media.

Supplied Facebook pics of Carly McBride, 31, last seen on September 30, 2014, leaving a house at Muswellbrook. The mother of two is feared murdered.
Supplied Facebook pics of Carly McBride, 31, last seen on September 30, 2014, leaving a house at Muswellbrook. The mother of two is feared murdered.
One of the ‘Missing’ posters with the image Newson took of Ms McBride hours before he allegedly killed her. Picture: Supplied
One of the ‘Missing’ posters with the image Newson took of Ms McBride hours before he allegedly killed her. Picture: Supplied

“A reward of ten thousand dollars is being offered to any person who provides information that directly leads to the whereabouts of Carly …$10,000 cash…..if you have seen Carly or have any information about her please contact us immediately on 0487357823 or 0422392667,” said a Facebook post containing Newson’s mobile number on October 2.

On the same day the reward was announced, Newson travelled to the Central Coast and had sex with a woman who later told police “he was very keen for sex”.

He then travelled to Queensland on October 5 to meet another woman who he had texted a picture of his penis and asked her to perform oral sex on him less than 12 hours after Ms McBride’s alleged murder.

In his interview with police Newson said he had been “deeply in love” with Ms McBride despite the pair only dating for eight weeks.

A timeline of events showing Newson’s actions.
A timeline of events showing Newson’s actions.

“In stark contrast however, Newson was almost immediately sexually involved with other woman … each of whom he propositioned for sex without hours of reporting her missing to the police,” the police facts state.

“This pattern of behaviour extended over days, weeks and months following the deceased’s alleged death demonstrated the public grief displayed by Newson was also a lie.”

Newson courted the media for the next year as Ms McBride’s parents worked with police in appealing for information about their daughter’s whereabouts.

Ms McBride’s skeletal remains were found on August 7, 2016 and shortly after the discovery Newson allegedly contacted his lawyer, fearful about his imminent arrest.

Police never disclosed Ms McBride’s hands were missing from her remains and it is alleged Newson called her father in the lead up to her funeral and said “he had heard somebody was in possession of the deceased’s hand”.

“It is alleged that this information could only have been known by someone with actual knowledge of the crime scene,” police state.

Yesterday Newson was committed to stand trial for Ms McBride’s murder while his friend James Cunneen, 27, had his murder charge downgraded to accessory after the fact to murder.

Outside of court Ms McBride’s mother Lorraine Williams and father Steve McBride praised Strike Force Karabi detectives and said that they were glad their daughter was no longer missing, but would never get closure.

NSW Police Diving Unit search a farm dam on the outskirts of Muswellbrook for Carly McBride. Picture by Peter Lorimer
NSW Police Diving Unit search a farm dam on the outskirts of Muswellbrook for Carly McBride. Picture by Peter Lorimer
Carly’s parents Steve McBride and Lorraine Williams outside Newcastle court. Picture: Emma Partridge
Carly’s parents Steve McBride and Lorraine Williams outside Newcastle court. Picture: Emma Partridge

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/sayle-kenneth-newson-sought-sex-hours-after-allegedly-killing-girlfriend-carly-mcbride-court-told/news-story/0d7fc939ec3398dd7c1c921803ead435