THE twin brothers charged in relation to the murder of Leeton school teacher Stephanie Scott will appear in the Supreme Court in Sydney on Friday.
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Members of the Scott family were not present when Marcus Stanford’s case was mentioned in Griffith District Court on Monday.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of accessory to murder after the fact in Griffith Local Court on March 31.
The police charge sheet says that Marcus “did assist” his identical twin brother Vincent and it is believed he received Ms Scott’s engagement ring in the post in South Australia.
A previous request for an adjournment by solicitor David Davidge into Vincent’s case was rejected by magistrate Kate Thompson.
Certain details about the murder of Ms Scott have been suppressed due to their distressing nature.
Prosecutor Virginia Morgan tendered 16 volumes as the brief of evidence on March 31 with Mr Davidge agreeing the brief was an accurate representation of the facts.
Ms Scott, an English and drama teacher at Leeton High School, was last seen on Easter Sunday preparing lessons before her planned honeymoon.
Details of the offences in court documents allege Vincent Stanford murdered Ms Scott on April 5 between 11am and 7.20pm at Leeton.
Ms Scott’s body was found in Cocoparra National Park the day before she was to marry her fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley.
It is understood the Stanford family often travelled to the area for camping trips.
