The search for a missing Perth
millionaire has gained urgency after droplets of blood were discovered in
the man's home.
Police have confirmed that droplets of blood were found in the kitchen
of Craig Puddy, 45, during a forensic examination of his multi-million
dollar Mount Pleasant home in Perth's south.
Homicide detectives are now leading the search but police have not yet
described the disappearance as being suspicious, still treating it as a
missing person's case.
Mr Puddy was reported missing by his sister on Tuesday after
disappearing some time on Monday, the same day he resigned from his job as
managing director of the Merlo Group.
Police taped off the house on Wednesday. It was being advertised for
sale at a price of $3.2 million.
Mr Puddy's car was still at the house and his mobile phone was
switched off.
He had reportedly left the Australian-Italian joint venture as he
planned to leave Perth for Sydney in coming weeks.
Mr Puddy has also been involved in the forklift business, formerly
managing WA Access, part of WA Forktrucks.
Through that connection, he was also involved in supporting the
Central Districts Rugby League Football Club in Perth.
Police probe wealthy
businessman Craig Puddy's disappearance
- Nicole Cox and
staff reporters
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From: PerthNow
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May 05, 2010
3:32PM
POLICE major crime squad detectives are focusing their attention
on a green wheelie bin missing from the home of millionaire Mt Pleasant
businessman Craig Puddy.
The 45-year-old was last seen on Monday and was reported missing by
his sister on Tuesday.
Mr Puddy is the son of former Western Reds rugby league chairman
Laurie Puddy.
Police revealed today that a green City of Melville wheelie bin with a
yellow lid and serial number is missing from Mr Puddy's property.
The
bin serial number is 030944
and the bin is stamped
City of Melville.
Police forensics officers have since been examining his two-storeyed
Mount Pleasant home.
It has been revealed that blood was found inside the house and police
hold grave fears for his safety. Police on Wednesday taped off the
house, which had been up for sale for $3.2 million.
Detective Senior Sergeant Greg McDonald said information police had received
so far was concerning and they were treating the matter seriously.
``It's being investigated purely as a missing person at this point but with
a fairly high degree of urgency.''
Police said Mr Puddy's car was still at the property and his mobile phone
had been switched off.
It's understood he lived at the property by himself and had been planning to
move to Sydney but was not at the house when removalists turned up on
Tuesday.
Mr Puddy was managing director of the Merlo Group, an Australian-Italian
joint venture, but Fairfax online reported he had resigned from the company
on Monday.
Mr Puddy has also been involved in the forklift business, formerly managing
WA Access, part of WA Forktrucks.
He is a former president of Canning Rugby League Club, which is now known as
the Central Districts Rugby League Football Club in Perth.
Former business partner sought in Puddy mystery
CHALPAT SONTI
May 7, 2010
Source:
watoday.com.au
Millionaire businessman Craig Puddy has vanished from his Mt
Pleasant mansion.
A former business partner of
Craig Puddy is being sought over the
millionaire's disappearance.
Police last night said they were searching for Cameron Mansell,
38, in connection with his disappearance.
They made the information public after receiving questions
from WAtoday.com.au relating to Mr Mansell.
Police search
Divers spent yesterday scouring the Canning River for clues,
while police issued a public plea for the wherabouts of a City of
Melville recycling bin which has gone missing from his home.
Police divers yesterday trawled the Canning River and a
helicopter scoured the neighbourhood around Mr Puddy's Mount
Pleasant mansion as the search intensified for the missing
businessman.
The fate of Mr Puddy could hinge on a missing wheelie bin
after it was revealed enough blood was found at his mansion to cause
police serious concern.
Mr Puddy, 45, was reported missing from his home - which has
been for sale for several weeks with an asking price of $3.2 million
- on Tuesday night.
Family members last saw him on Monday evening.
The disappearance is being treated by police as highly
suspicious, but they have stopped short of declaring it a murder
investigation.
Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan confirmed blood had been found
inside the property, but it was yet to be confirmed whose blood it
was as forensic testing had not yet been completed.
Police are now also searching for a yellow-and-green City of
Melville recycling bin with a serial number 030944, which has gone
missing from Mr Puddy's property.
Detective Senior Sergeant Greg McDonald said police were
investigating Mr Puddy's background and relationships as part of the
investigation.
His family were "very worried" about his fate.
Mr Puddy, who was reported missing by his sister, has been
involved in the forklift business.
His father, prominent businessman Laurie Puddy, arrived from
NSW today to assist the police investigation.
Missing man's business links
Craig Puddy formerly managed WA Access, part of WA Forktrucks,
before the parent company - which was controlled by his father - was
sold to AMP Capital Partners for $78 million in 2005.
He then became managing director of Welshpool-based Merlo
Group, an Australian-Italian joint venture.
However, a Merlo Group employee told WAtoday.com.au that Mr
Puddy "doesn't work here", and that nobody from the company would
talk to the media.
Documents obtained by WAtoday.com.au show that Mr Puddy
resigned as a director and secretary of Merlo Group on Monday.
Real-estate agent Pauline Couanis, who is selling Mr Puddy's
property, said she last heard from him on Monday.
Removalists were at the property on Tuesday and Wednesday, but
no one was home, Ms Couanis said.
"I've met him a few times," Ms Couanis said.
"He's a very nice guy, very successful."
Mr Puddy lived at the property by himself, but was moving to
Sydney.
Ms Couanis said there had been a little interest in the
property, given its price range, but police had told her to keep the
"for sale" sign up.
Rugby league community shocked
Neighbours said they knew little about Mr Puddy. He is a
former president of the Canning Rugby League Club.
Club president Stephen Mills told WAtoday.com.au that Mr Puddy
had been considering for a few months returning to his home town of
Sydney.
"It's hard news to take really. I'm very, very shocked," he
said.
Mr Puddy has bought a waterfront property in Sydney.
Craig and Laurie Puddy have both been big supporters of the
Canning club and rugby league in general.
Laurie Puddy was the driving force behind the former Western
Reds rugby league side, which took part in the Australian Rugby
League national competition in the 1990s.
Craig Puddy was Canning president when the team made the 2003
WA Rugby League grand final, and also supported the South Perth club
financially, Mr Mills said.
Police said his car was still at the property, his bank
accounts had not been touched and his mobile phone had been switched
off.
Detective Sergeant Jeremy Coulson said a forensic examination
of the property would take three to four days.
Police have asked anyone with information into the
disappearance to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
- with Fran Rimrod and Joseph Sapienza
The
sports stars, the bar manager and the missing millionaire
CHALPAT SONTI - WA Today
May 7, 2010
A past AFL legend, a Dockers star, an ex-Wallaby, a missing
bar manager and a struggling pub are all intriguing pieces of the
jigsaw that is the background of Craig Puddy, who disappeared
earlier this week.
With still no sign of Mr Puddy, WAtoday.com.au can lift some
of the mystery surrounding his business dealings.
Last night police revealed they were searching for Cameron
Mansell, 38, a manager at the Nedlands bar Basement on Broadway, to
assist them with their search with Mr Puddy, a part-owner of the
pub.
That revelation followed questions from WAtoday.com.au about
Mr Mansell.
His burnt-out Jeep Cherokee was found in Banksia Grove
yesterday afternoon. Police say they are concerned for his welfare.
Mr Puddy, 45, was reported missing from his Mount Pleasant
home - which has been for sale for several weeks with an asking
price of $3.2 million - on Tuesday night by his sister.
Family members last saw him on Monday evening.
Police divers spent yesterday scouring the nearby Canning
River for clues to his whereabouts. A wheelie bin has also gone
missing from Mr Puddy's home.
However, his car remains in the garage and his bank accounts
have not been touched.
While Mr Puddy, son of forklift magnate and rugby league stalwart
Laurie Puddy, carved out a career in the same business as his
father, he resigned as a director at Welshpool-based
Australian-Italian joint venture Merlo Group on Monday.
WAtoday.com.au understands Mr Puddy sold his stake in the company to
the Italians, and intended to set up a forklift rental business in
Sydney.
The NSW native had bought a waterfront property in his home town and
had intended for some months to move back there to be closer to
family.
However, he also held a 30 per cent stake in Basement on Broadway.
The struggling pub was in the process of being sold.
The other owners of the bar include Marty Rogers, Fremantle Docker
veteran Byron Schammer and ex-Wallaby and Western Force rugby star
Scott Fava.
It is understood Mr Rogers, who did not return calls from
WAtoday.com.au seeking comment, flew to Perth from Melbourne earlier
this week to seal the deal to sell the pub.
Mr Mansell and other investors intended to buy out the major
owners.
He is believed to have telephoned Mr Puddy on Monday to talk
about the deal.
Mr Puddy had been trying to sell his stake in the struggling
bar for some time.
"Every time there were troubles with paying bills, they'd ring Craig
to sort it out," a source said.
"He wanted out, he had his other business to run, and he was
thinking if it wasn't sold he'd go to administrators."
WAtoday.com.au is not suggesting Mr Rogers, Mr Fava, Mr Schammer or
Mr Mansell have anything to do with Mr Puddy's disappearance.
Mr Mansell was investigated by the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission for selling managed investment schemes while
living in South Australia in the late 1990s.
A friend of Mr Puddy's said Mr Mansell was a "big bloke" and
good sportsman who hailed from Victoria.
"He was a financial controller a few years ago, but he sort of
disappeared for about a year-and-a-half," the source said.
"We all heard different rumours about him. I understand he put
some money into the bar, and after there had been a few managers, he
said 'I may as well manage it'. That's how it all started."
Mr Mansell was a friend of AFL legend Wayne Carey.
"We all went out with him once. He said 'Come to the pub, my
mate Wayne's here', and there he was," one source said.
"Craig never talked about (Mr Mansell) much. But after we
didn't see (Mr Mansell) for so long, I rang Craig one day and he was
there in the background, talking about marketing the bar."
It is understood that Mr Mansell had helped Mr Puddy pack his
house for the Sydney shift.
Mr Puddy's family, including Laurie Puddy, gathered in Perth
yesterday. Friends told WAtoday.com.au that Craig Puddy, despite his
apparent wealth, was "one of the boys".
"He might have been swamped with his own business, but he is the
first bloke you'd turn to if you had problems of your own," one told
WAtoday.com.au.
"He was just a t-shirt and jeans bloke. There's no way in the world
that you'd ever know he had $5 to his name."
Mr Puddy had been travelling between Perth and Sydney for the
past couple of months, and seemed pleased to be moving back nearer
his family and mates.
Source: watoday.com.au
Puddy's associate freed without charge
May 8, 2010 - 10:44AM
AAP - SMHThe
former business partner of missing Perth millionaire Craig Puddy has
been released without charge after being questioned by police.
Cameron Mansell was questioned for several hours on Friday
after being taken into police custody.
The 38-year-old's burnt-out four-wheel drive Jeep Cherokee was
found in a pine plantation in the city's north on Thursday, after
police said blood had been found in Mr Puddy's luxury Mount Pleasant
home and a wheelie bin from the property was missing.
Mr Mansell managed the Basement on Broadway pub in the city's
west, an enterprise which was part owned by Mr Puddy as well as
former Wallaby Scott Fava.
The 45-year-old Mr Puddy was last seen on Monday, the same day
he resigned as a director of an industrial machinery company.
Major crime squad detectives on Friday said they had found Mr
Mansell at a location in the Perth CBD and he was assisting police
with their inquiries.
ABC Radio reported that police swooped on a Perth hotel on
Friday morning and took him away for questioning.
Mr Mansell was interviewed for several hours before being
released without charge at about 11pm (WST), police said in a brief
statement on Saturday.
Major crime squad detectives are continuing to vigorously
investigate Mr Puddy's disappearance, the statement said.
Police on Thursday scoured Mr Puddy's five-bedroom, two-storey
home in the affluent suburb of Mount Pleasant for further clues to
his whereabouts.
Water police divers were also called in to trawl the Canning
River about 100m downhill from his home.
Mr Puddy had been planning to move to Sydney, but when
removalists turned up on Tuesday he was not at the house, which has
been on the market for $3.2 million.
Police have asked anyone with information to call Crime
Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
© 2010
AAP
MOUNT PLEASANT MISSING PERSON
6 May 2010
A missing council wheelie bin may hold the key to the disappearance of
45-year old Mount Pleasant businessman Craig Puddy.
The green recycling bin with a distinctive yellow lid was seen at Mr Puddy’s
Bateman Road home on Monday 3rd May, but was discovered to be missing when
police visited the property yesterday.
The wheelie bin has the words “City of Melville” stamped on the top of the
lid, and a serial number 030944 stamped on the inside of the lid’s flange.
Detective Senior Sergeant Greg McDonald of Major Crime Squad today confirmed
that traces of blood found inside Mr Puddy’s home was a strong
indication that a serious incident may have taken place, and as a result
Police have concerns for the missing businessman’s safety and wellbeing.
He said police are anxious to hear from anyone who may be able to shed some
light on Mr Puddy’s movements since late on Monday afternoon when he was
last seen by a relative.
Detective Senior Sergeant McDonald said at this stage police are focussing
on building a picture of the missing man’s background, business connections
and associates.
He said the forensic analysis of blood found at Mr Puddy’s home has not been
finalised, and other forensic examinations may be time consuming.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Mr Puddy or the missing
wheelie bin is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
Police still searching for clues over
disappearance
Updated
57 minutes ago - May 10th 2010
Police are continuing their investigation into the
disappearance of Perth millionaire Craig Puddy.
Mr Puddy was last seen last Monday night but it was the discovery of a
large amount of blood at his Mount Pleasant property that led police to
believe he may have been the victim of foul play.
Police questioned his business associate Cameron James Mansell for
several hours on Friday.
Police were initially unable to locate Mr Mansell last week in the
wake of Mr Puddy's disappearance but found his four wheel drive had been
dumped and set alight in bush near Yanchep, north of Perth.
Police arrested Mr Mansell at a hotel in the city and questioned him
for most of Friday but he was then released without charge.
Mr Puddy and Mr Mansell have a financial interest in a bar in Nedlands.
Mr Mansell was recently acquitted of drug charges.
The investigation is now focused on the forensic analysis of the blood
found in the house.
Last week, Senior Sergeant Greg McDonald said with the blood in the
house, there was no doubt foul play was involved.
"I'm not prepared to go into where in the house it was, it was inside
the house.
"It's enough to cause us concern, to suggest that something's occurred
in the house which shouldn't have happened."
Sergeant McDonald also said police want to find a green and yellow
recycling wheelie bin missing from Mr Puddy's home.
"The bin itself is the key for us. There may be any number of items
that are able to assist us or any amount of evidence that we can gain from
that bin, so we don't know what that bin may provide us, but clearly it was
at the house, it's no longer there, and that's why we need to find it."
Police are continuing to interview neighbours, friends and associates
in the search for clues.
Missing millionaire's bin found in bush
Updated
Mon May 31, 2010 4:01pm AEST - ABC
Police investigating the disappearance and suspected
murder of Perth businessman Craig Puddy have found a bin that was missing
from his home.
The wheelie bin was found in bush in Yanchep, about an hour north of
Perth, by four-wheel drive enthusiasts yesterday.
A search had been underway for the bin, which police suspect was used
to remove Mr Puddy's body from his home in Mt Pleasant.
The bin, which has been sent for forensic testing, was found 15
kilometres from where police discovered a burnt out car belonging to Mr
Puddy's business associate Cameron Mansell.
Officers are now searching for the body in the area the bin was found.
Detective Inspector Dave Bryson says the discovery is a breakthrough.
"The bin is currently being tested," he said.
"We can confirm it is that bin and at this stage what we're going to
do is extend the search area from where the bin was actually found in the
hope that we may be able to find Mr Puddy."
A large pool of Mr Puddy's blood was found inside his home after he
was reported missing by his family earlier this month.
Police issued a warrant for the arrest of Mansell who they claim
murdered Mr Puddy.
Mr Mansell, 38, is being held in custody in north Queensland pending
an application to extradite him to Perth.
He had been interviewed by WA police but was released without charge
before he disappeared and fled interstate.
Mr Mansell first flew to Adelaide under an assumed name and was traced
to his mother's home, but went missing before police could set up
surveillance.
He was arrested near Townsville last week and a decision on his
extradition has been delayed as his lawyers challenge the validity of the
arrest warrant.
Murder suspect's extradition hearing delayed
Updated
Wed Jun 2, 2010 9:14am AEST - ABC
The man wanted for questioning over the murder of Perth
millionaire Craig Puddy will remain in police custody until his extradition
hearing resumes in north Queensland.
The Federal Magistrates Court in Townsville last night declared the
original arrest warrant for 38-year-old Cameron Mansell invalid.
Magistrate John Coker cited major flaws with the warrant, which was
issued by a West Australian magistrate last month.
Mr Coker ordered that it be quashed but said Mansell should remain in
police custody until his extradition hearing is handed back to the
Townsville Magistrates Court at a date to be set.
WA police have prepared a second warrant to present to the court.
Police say once Mansell is extradited he will be charged with the
murder of his former business partner Craig Puddy, who disappeared from his
Perth home early last month.
This morning, police will resume their search of bush north of Perth
where a bin belonging to Mr Puddy was found.
Police believe he was murdered and his body removed from his Mount
Pleasant home in the bin.
Puddy search called off
Updated
Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:32pm AEST - ABC
Officers spent more
than a week scouring bushland around Two Rocks after a wheelie bin
from Mr Puddy's home in Mount Pleasant was found in the area.
Police have confirmed they have called off the search
for the body of the missing businessman, Craig Puddy, north of Perth.
Officers spent more than a week scouring bushland around Two Rocks
after a wheelie bin from Mr Puddy's home in Mount Pleasant was found in the
area.
Mr Puddy has been missing for more than a month.
38-year-old Cameron Mansell has been charged with his murder.
Murder case 'entirely circumstantial'
Updated
Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:37pm AEST - ABC
Prosecutors have told a Perth court the case against a
man accused of murdering his missing business partner is entirely
circumstantial.
38 year old Cameron James Mansell was extradited from Queensland
earlier this month to face a charge of murdering 45 year old Craig Puddy who
has not been seen since early May.
Mr Mansell appeared in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court via
video link from Hakea Prison where he is being held on remand.
His lawyer told the court Mr Mansell would be pleading not guilty.
Prosecutors asked for a 12 week adjournment because they said there
was a large amount of evidence that needed to be tested forensically.
Mr Mansell will appear in court again in September.
Trial delay blamed on forensic wait
Posted
Wed Sep 15,
2010 1:42pm AEST - ABC
A senior Perth lawyer has blamed the State Government
for delays in getting a trial for a man accused of murdering his business
partner.
Cameron James Mansell is being held in custody, accused of murdering
45 year-old Craig Puddy who disappeared in May.
Today, the Stirling Gardens Magistrate's court was told the case
needed to be adjourned for 10 weeks to allow forensic reports to be
completed.
Queen's Counsel Tom Percy questioned the length of the adjournment,
saying his client was eager for a trial because he was anxious to prove his
innocence.
Mr Percy said he understood that the court was not to blame, saying
the delay was the Government's fault and he and his client were just the
meat in the sandwich.
Mr Percy also applied for Mr Mansell to appear in court at the next
hearing, rather than via video-link.
The case is due back in court in November.
Cameron Mansell, Craig Puddy
'argued over missing money' - prosecutor
- Katie Robertson
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From: PerthNow
-
September 13, 2011
5:36AM
ACCUSED murderer Cameron Mansell had a heated discussion
with wealthy Perth businessman Craig Puddy over money missing from a
safe the day that Puddy was killed, a jury was told.
Cameron James Mansell, 39, appeared in court today dressed in a
pale blue shirt and black pants for the first day of his trial before
Judge Michael Murray and a jury.
Mansell has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 45-year-old Craig Puddy,
whose body has never been found.
During his opening this morning, State prosecutor Bruno Fiannaca told
the court Puddy died as a result of being violently assaulted on the
night of May 3, 2010.
Mr Fiannaca said the death was most likely caused by “striking blows”
from a blunt object, one of which was while Puddy was standing and at
least one another while he was close to the ground.
Mr Fiannaca said the relationship between Mansell and Puddy had soured
because of a fallout over the Crawley pub Basement on Broadway.
Puddy had invested about $700,000 into the pub and Mansell, who
was the manager of the pub, had been tasked to form a syndicate of
investors to buy out Puddy’s share of the business but had failed to do
so.
The court heard the pub was also facing threats of foreclosure.
If Puddy withdrew his financial support and the pub was shut down,
Mansell stood to face a debt of more than $170,000.
“For the accused, there was more at stake than losing his job,” Mr
Fiannaca said.
“This was a volatile situation.”
Mr Fiannaca told the court on the weekend before Puddy’s death, he went
to the pub and found money missing from the safe.
He said Puddy called Mansell and confronted him during a “heated
discussion” about midday on May 3, during which Mansell denied the
allegations and said the money was in the safe all along.
Mr Fiannaca alleged that Mansell went to Puddy’s house that night, when
there was a “violent confrontation”.
“The precise way the fuse was lit may never be known,” he said.
The last person to see Puddy on May 3 was his mother Denise, who left
his home about 6.30pm.
When friends and family became worried the next day because they could
not get in touch with Puddy, they eventually went to his Mt Pleasant
house and unlocked the doors.
Mr Fiannaca said they found blood spatters on a cutting board in the
kitchen and on a bulk head, cupboards and the floor.
They also noticed missing items, such as a drawer in the kitchen and the
keys to Puddy’s car, which was still parked in the garage.
Mr Fiannaca said various witnesses would testify during the trial that
they saw Mansell or a dark-coloured 4WD similar to his black Jeep
Cherokee return to Puddy’s house on more than one occasion throughout
the night of May 3 and early morning of May 4.
Mr Fiannaca added that Puddy’s keys and wallet were later found wrapped
in a tea towel in a bin in Nedlands.
The prosecutor told the jury they would hear evidence from a forensic
expert about the way Puddy was killed according to the blood spatters
found in the house.
He said the evidence showed Puddy died “a violent death” and suffered at
least two injuries in the kitchen of his house, one while he was
standing up and one while he was on or near the ground.
“There was clear evidence of an attempt to clean,” Mr Fiannaca said.
“It’s simply not possible to know how much blood was removed in the
cleaning process."
Mr Fiannaca alleged that Mansell removed Puddy’s body from the house by
stuffing him feet first into a recycling bin, which he later transported
in his black Jeep Cherokee.
He showed the court a photo of the underside of the bin lid, showing
blood stains and human hair.
“It leads to the conclusion a person was put inside the bin suffering an
injury to the head,” he told the jury.
“The State says he was put in there while unconscious, if not already
dead.”
The jury was told Mansell booked a flight to Adelaide on May 12 for the
following day under a false name. He then made his way to Townsville in
Queensland, while WA Police issued a warrant for his arrest.
Mr Fiannaca said Mansell attempted to get a QLD drivers licence under
another assumed name while staying with family.
"All this points to someone who was trying to avoid justice, someone who
took flight when he saw the chance," he said.
"His conduct was that of a guilty man."
Police eventually arrested Mansell in a forest in north QLD when his
cousin told them his whereabouts.
Mansell’s defence lawyer will address the jury tomorrow.
The trial continues and is expected to last at least six weeks.
Craig Puddy coronial finding won't be made public
An inquest into the victim of one of Perth's most high-profile murder cases
has been cancelled and the coronial findings will not be made public.
Western Australia's Coroners Court had scheduled a hearing into the death of
multi-millionaire Craig Puddy for Monday, but cancelled the inquest after
deciding it was not needed as no witnesses were required to be called.
Instead Coroner Ros Flogliani is expected to make an "administrative
finding" ruling over Mr Puddy's death that will not be made public.
Despite Cameron Mansell's conviction for Craig Puddy's murder, it is not
known how the Perth multi-millionaire was killed and his parents have never
been able to lay their son's body to rest.
A spokeswoman for the Coroners Court said as the coronial decision would be
an administrative finding, it would not be made public.
"The Craig Puddy inquest dates were vacated at the March Call-Over because
there was sufficient information to proceed by way of administrative
finding, which means it was not necessary to have an inquest hearing where
witnesses needed to be called," the spokeswoman said.
It is not known if an outcome has been reached in the matter.
In 2011 a jury found Mansell, who was employed as a bar manager by
45-year-old Mr Puddy, guilty of
his murder.
The prosecution argued that after being confronted about stealing money
from the bar's safe, Mansell hit Mr Puddy on the head, put his body in a
wheelie bin and disposed of it at an unknown location.
Mansell, who denied murdering Mr Puddy, is in the third year of an
18-year prison sentence.
Mr Puddy's body was never found but he was last seen at his Mt Pleasant
home in May 2010.
He last spoke to his father in a telephone
call on May 3.
Mansell's burnt-out Jeep Cherokee was found in bushland with a key to Mr
Puddy's home and a hammer.
A wheelie bin from Mr Puddy's home was found in bushland in a national
park near Two Rocks, north of Perth, and contained his blood as well as
Mansell's fingerprint.
After Mr Puddy's disappearance Mansell also tried to sell a boat
belonging to Mr Puddy worth about $750,000.
-With AAP
