Phone data could hold the key to uncovering details of Shereen Kumar’s murder: court

Police will rely on mobile phone data and CCTV footage to allege a man murdered his girlfriend and dumped her plastic-wrapped body in the bush, a court has heard.

Police will be relying on mobile phone data and CCTV footage in the case of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her plastic wrapped body in the bush.

Vincent Carlino, 37, did not appear in court on Tuesday after being charged with the murder of his girlfriend Shereen Kumar.

The Dural resident reported his 43-year-old partner missing on July 21 and told media he was “extremely worried” about her wellbeing.

Vincent Carlino will remain behind bars on remand after being charged with murder. Picture: Mad Dogs & Englishmen walking.

He claimed he saw the mother-of-two leave their property the day before at 9pm dressed in her pyjamas and a dressing gown. Police were told Ms Kumar didn’t take her phone, keys, or the van.

Police will allege Mr Carlino killed his girlfriend after 9pm before wrapping her body in plastic and tape and dumping it in the nearby bushland.

Officers spent days searching the surrounding area for any trace of the part-time model after she was reported missing, with the assistance of Polair and the Dog Unit.

On Saturday evening, police made the gruesome discovery while canvassing the vegetation off Laurie Rd, close to the couple’s house.

Police claim the couple were living together in Dural after reconciling from a break up which involved an apprehended violence order. The pair had been seeing each other intermittently since April 2020, according to police.

The couple owned a popular dog walking business together in Sydney’s north.

Shereen Kumar was a model and formerly owned an HR business.

Ms Kumar was also a part-time model who had featured in a number of Australian and international magazines.

Mr Carlino was arrested at his Dural home hours after police found his girlfriend’s body. He was taken to Hornsby Police Station and charged with murder.

The 37-year-old has been behind bars on remand for nearly two months following his arrest.

On Tuesday, the court heard he would remain in custody for at least another month.

Mr Carlino’s lawyer Pawel Kulisiewicz said the defence were waiting for the brief of evidence to be served.

However, the police prosecutor asked for an adjournment to allow police to gather further information for the brief.

The court heard police would need a month to collect extensive CCTV footage and mobile phone data that the prosecution would rely upon in prosecuting the case.

Shereen Kumar was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend Vincent Carlino in July. Picture: Facebook

Police would need time to obtain a Cellebright mobile phone summary, the court was told.

Cellebright is a company that provides tools for law enforcement to access, extract, and review digital data.

Magistrate Robert Williams agreed to allow police time to collect the data.

He adjourned Mr Carlino’s matter until October 13, when the brief of evidence must be served on the defence.