Murder Charge

Illawarra Mercury

Thursday June 2, 2005

FIJIAN national Kaniappa Raju appeared briefly in Wollongong Local Court yesterday charged with the murder of his de facto wife whose body has never been found.

A former Port Kembla resident, 43-year-old Raju was extradited from the Solomon Islands in February and formally charged with killing Aruna Verma, who disappeared from her Port Kembla home in 2002.

Raju faces a second charge of attempting to strangle her.

Legal Aid solicitor Gary Leo told the court counsel has been briefed on the case but the barrister was overseas until next week.

The case was adjourned until June 15.

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