A guy who supposedly shot his bride-to-be’s nine-year-old child while she was sticking with him at a Blue Mountains home will deal with a murder trial within weeks. Justin Stein has actually pleaded innocent to killing Charlise Mutten, whose January 2022 disappearance triggered a significant search effort. A trial date of May 6 was validated throughout a Supreme Court hearing on Monday. Newsletters: Breaking news as it takes place. Subscribe now A five-day search of bushland ended after Charlise’s body was discovered in a barrel disposed near the Colo River northwest of Sydney. Cops later on stated an autopsy discovered she had actually passed away of a gunshot injury. According to court files, Charlise was killed in between 7pm on January 11, and 10am on January 12, 2022 at Mount Wilson, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. She was reported missing on January 14. The girl’s terrible fate triggered a profusion of sorrow, consisting of from then prime minister Scott Morrison. “You wish for the very best, you wish it, however it does not constantly take place,” Morrison stated at the time. Vigils were held outside evictions of Tweed Heads Public School, where Charlise had actually been a trainee. “Charlise was a much enjoyed member of our school who lightened up all our days, every day,” the school stated in a declaration.