Robert Dickie, 71: Sex worker Kylie So, 50, allegedly killed Elong Elong, near Dubbo, farmer in June 2016

A 71-year-old Central West farmer led a “risky” lifestyle before he was allegedly murdered, a court has heard.

A Central West farmer – who’s body has never been not been found – led a “risky” lifestyle fuelled by sex and short-term relationships, a trial into his murder has heard.

Vietnamese sex worker Kylie So, 50, has pleaded not guilty to one one count of murder before the Supreme Court in Dubbo for the alleged 2016 murder of Elong Elong farmer Robert Dickie.

The 71-year-old was allegedly murdered at his property, where police allege his body was eaten by pigs and dogs.

Mr Dickie’s death was initially reported as a missing persons case before a more thorough investigation uncovered an alleged murder the following year.

The court heard So was extradited from New Zealand in April 2020 before being charged with Mr Dickie’s alleged murder.

The 50-year-old woman was at Mr Dickie’s property on June 14 – the night the 71-year-old went “missing”.

During in closing statements in court on earlier this week, Crown prosecutor Liam Shaw said Mr Dickie was known for his short-term sexual relationships with women he met online.

Robert Dickie was last seen at his Dubbo property on June 14, 2016. Police fear Robert may have been met with foul play.

Mr Shaw said So “packed up her life” from New Zealand as she had been “promised long-term habitation”.

He claims it would have been a “clear motive for her to assault and kill Mr Dickie”.

The court heard Mr Dickie’s son, Damien Dickie, arrived at his father’s Wattle Rd property on June 16, two days after the alleged murder, after he received a worried call him his aunty.

Woman extradited from New Zealand over the 2016 alleged murder of Robert Dickie. Picture: NSW Police

During his evidence, Mr Dickie’s son told the court he saw Ms So at the property who claimed his father left for a party and would not return for a few days.

Mr Shaw admitted that while the 71-year-old farmer had a “risky lifestyle” and came into contact with people with drug addiction and previous incarceration history, he would not let someone stay on his property while he was not present.

Defence barrister Ian Nash said the Crown could not prove Mr Dickie is dead, or that the acts of his client caused his death or had an intention of causing his death.

Mr Nash argued the court should not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that no one else had been involved in the alleged murder.

Robert Dickie was last seen at his Dubbo property on June 14, 2016.

“There is an inability for the Crown to prove … that my client killed Mr Dickie then disposed his body without any apparent trace,” he said.

He told the court Ms So remained on his property while someone else picked Mr Dickie up to attend a party.

He argued there are too many unanswered questions for the court not to acquit his client.

Justice Mark Ierace is expected to deliver his verdict in three weeks in a Supreme Court in Sydney.