Man charged after Sydney father found dead on rural property
A man has been charged with murder after the body of a father was found in Sydney.
John Birch, 39, was found dead in a paddock in Glenorie in the city's rural north-west on March 14.
His body was found under a tarp on a property at Gleness Place earlier this month.
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John Birch, 39, has been identified as the body found at a paddock in Sydney's north-west as police work on a new theory surrounding his death. Supplied
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James French, 24, was arrested on Sunday afternoon, NSW Police said. Nine
James French, 24, was arrested on Sunday afternoon, NSW Police said.
Police said he had been camping out in the Hills District, where officers "located him in a vehicle sleeping on the property" after a search.
French was taken to Castle Hill police station and charged with murder.
He was refused bail and appeared before Parramatta Local Court today.
He did not apply for bail and will next appear in court in May.
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