Overview
- The three Australian nationals aged 23 to 27 have been formally charged with the mid-June shooting death of a 32-year-old compatriot at a villa near Munggu Beach and risk execution if convicted.
- They were apprehended in Jakarta, Singapore and Cambodia following a five-day international manhunt and have been returned to Bali custody.
- A fourth suspect remains at large as investigators continue to collect evidence in the case.
- A surviving victim who was shot and beaten during the same attack has recovered sufficiently to assist authorities.
- Indonesian investigators working with Australian police are examining whether the killing was linked to Melbourne’s underworld networks.