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Emily Woods

No body as man faces court for murder charge

A magistrate has rejected a bid to delay a murder proceeding by 15 weeks to gather evidence. (Stefan Postles/AAP PHOTOS)

A magistrate has rejected an attempt by prosecutors to delay a murder proceeding by almost four months, as a man faces court charged over the disappearance of a Colombian national.

Michael Jeffrey Frankland, 49, appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday after being charged with the murder of Sergio Andres Cuesta Posada, whose body is yet to be found.

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