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Dave
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I am not one to watch the news much but I am glad this sack of crap has been caught.
Dave.
LATEST: Police have sealed off the home of accused child killer Allyn John Slater in Bundaberg as the city prepares to remember Trinity Bates tonight with a candle lit vigil.
Slater appeared briefly before a Bundaberg Magistrate shortly after 9 a.m. and was charged with the murder of eight-year-old Trinity, known to her family as Trinny.
Trinny's body was found by police in a drain just metres from her Walker Street home Monday morning.
Slater, who did not speak during the hearing, lived with his father in a white cement house less than 500 metres from where Trinny lived.
A police cordon was placed across the front yard while police continued their forensic work.
Neighbours across the road said they had never met Slater but believed he lived quietly with his father.
Slater's father accompanied his 19-year-old son when police took Slater in for questioning yesterday.
A band of Bundaberg residents gathered outside the court house while Slater made his brief appearance.
Many were angry at the death of a child and said they had come to show support for Trinny's family.
Jessica McDowall said Trinny's family had been long standing friends and strong supporters of her when she suffered her own personal tragedy.
"Trinny was just a beautiful little girl,'' she said.
A growing mountain of flowers are accumulating at the site where Trinny's body was found.
A large butterfly dominates the tributes.
Trinny's grandmother, Nanny Hanlon, said her granddaughter loved butterflies.
The man has been remanded in custody until May 17 for committal mention.
A lead officer working on the case, Detective Superintendent Maurice Carless, said police were pleased an arrest had been made.
"A lot of police have worked on this," he said.
"It has been a top priority to the Queensland Police Service, as you could imagine, and we certainly thank the public and the media for their support in this investigation."
Preparations are under way for a prayer vigil for Trinity at the Bundaberg Central Pavilion from 7pm (AEST) today.
Police are refusing to comment on whether more charges are possible.
A post-mortem examination of Trinity is expected to be finished this afternoon.
Trinity's death has devastated the sugarcane town. Police believe an autopsy on the little girl's body will shed more light on her death.
Earlier, the girl's grandmother remembered a fun-loving, pretty girl who loved to sing and dance, and enjoyed school and swimming.
"She was a beautiful, happy, loved and loving little girl."
Dave.
