So's Legal Aid representative, Rosslyn Mayne withdrew from the case in court, as So had requested private representation with Hunter and Braddon Lawyers, solicitor Nicholas Digges.

The matter will return to Dubbo Local Court in February.

So was extradited from New Zealand over the alleged murder of Robert Dickie.

Robert Dickie, aged 71, was last seen leaving his Elong Elong home on Tuesday, June 14, 2016.

His family reported him missing two days later.

During the course of the investigation, detectives from Orana Mid Western Police District determined that Mr Dickie had been murdered. Despite a number of forensic searches, his body has not yet been located.

Following extensive inquiries, Strike Force Gavin officers applied for, and were granted, an arrest warrant for a woman in September 2017.

After inquiries revealed the now 48-year-old woman was living in New Zealand, detectives requested assistance from New Zealand Police, who arrested her at a home unit in Auckland on Tuesday, April 7 2020.

The woman was taken to Auckland Police Station and processed on the NSW arrest warrant, before appearing at Auckland District Court, where her extradition to NSW was approved pending travel restrictions under COVID-19.

In June 2020, detectives from Orana Mid Western Police District travelled to Auckland and after being granted clearance for the extradition, escorted the woman on a flight.

Due to the current Public Health Orders for returning international travellers, the woman was detained at the airport while the arrest warrant was executed, and she was charged with murder.

She remains on remand at Clarence Correctional Centre.