Malcolm Naden is taken into custody at Taree police station. Picture: Nathan Edwards Source: The Daily Telegraph
AUSTRALIA'S most wanted fugitive has appeared in court charged with murdering a cousin and indecently assaulting a teenage girl.
Malcolm Naden, 38, appeared in Taree Local court this afternoon after his arrest last night in bushland in NSW.
Naden was refused bail by Magistrate Michael Morahan, who adjourned the matter until April 24.
Naden is accused of killing Kristy Scholes, 24, who was found strangled in her bedroom in Dubbo, western NSW, in June 2005.
The indecent assault charges relate to an incident involving a 15-year-old girl in Dubbo in 2004 and a shoot with intent to murder charge relates to an incident involving a police officer on December 7, 2011.
Naden was pictured earlier today with a hood over his head and bandages on his left leg.
He was bitten by a police dog during his arrest last night at a property west of Gloucester.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said the no shots were fired during the arrest. Assistant Commissioner Carleen York said Naden appeared to be "reasonably healthy" and had no major health difficulties despite living rough for the past six years.
She said there was a short scuffle before Naden was arrested and that officers had found a firearm in the property.
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