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A man has been involved with the murder of NSW woman Leisl Smith six years after she disappeared.
Ms Smith, then 23, was last seen leaving her Wallarah home on the state's Central Coast on August 19, 2012. She may have been pregnant at the time.
Police disputed extensively but failed to find any trace of a Honda after having been abandoned at Tuggerah railway station.
In April 2013, 80 kilometers apart in Wallarah and Brookfield, detectives spoke to a then-80-year-old man. More properties were scoured bordering the Golden Highway at Merriwa in the wild west of the Hunter region.
After ongoing investigations, a 48-year-old man was arrested on Thursday on the Gwydir Highway, West of Inverell, in northern NSW.
Leisl who went missing from Tuggerah station on August 19 2012. Picture: Mark Scott
The Daily Telegraph Reported to be arrested by Jim Church who has been a person of interest in Ms Smith's disappearance since 2013 when he was first questioned by detectives.
Security footage from Tuggerah train station revealed 1pm on August 19, 2012, got out of her car, locked it down.
The footage also reportedly showed signs of being driven away.
Two days after Ms Smith was last seen, her father Storm Smith received a text message from her mobile phone which read: "F … you can not do this and I'm not going to keep your secret any more" , according to the Telegraph.
He immediately called her back but her phone was switched off.
He said: "I'm really sorry dad. Please do not be angry," but did not receive any further messages.
Mr Church will appear in Inverell Local Court tomorrow.
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