Media Release
Breakthrough in Daniel Morcombe murder investigation
As a result of ongoing investigations a 41-year-old man has been charged today with the murder of Daniel Morcombe.
Daniel Morcombe, 13, vanished while waiting for a bus along Nambour Connection Road in Woombye, under the Kiel Mountain Road overpass, on December 7, 2003, sparking the biggest missing-person investigation in Queensland Police history.
The man has been charged with one count each of murder, deprivation of liberty, child stealing, indecent treatment of a child under 16 and interfering with a corpse.
He will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.
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Last Updated: 13/08/2011
