Overview
- Daniel Billings faces 17 charges including the April 2024 murder of his former partner, aggravated sexual assault counts, stalking, AVO breaches, property damage and animal cruelty
- He remains in custody since his arrest and has not yet entered a plea in Forbes Local Court
- Defence solicitor Diane Elston said lawyers will meet later this month for another case conference to discuss charges and potential plea terms
- Magistrate Brett Thomas granted the adjournment until October 3 and directed prosecutors to brief Ticehurst’s family on the reasons for continued delays
- The prolonged pretrial process follows Billings’s release on registrar-approved bail before the alleged killing and has driven NSW reforms stripping registrars of domestic violence bail powers and creating a specialist bail division