Homicide Squad detectives travelled to Poland to secure the extradition of the 26-year-old, who was arrested and returned to Australia. He was taken to Mascot Police Station and charged with murder before facing court on Saturday.
The investigation began in March 2023 when police probing the alleged supply of drugs in Caringbah uncovered links to the disappearance of Darcy Schafer-Turner, 22, from Peakhurst. On May 12, 2023, detectives searching Warrell Creek at Macksville found his body concealed inside a large metal cabinet.
Two other men have already been sentenced over the death. Zachary Richard Fraser, a close school friend, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 6½ years in prison in 2025. The court heard Fraser taped Schafer-Turner's mouth shut while another man held him in a chokehold during a dispute over a $50,000 drug debt. Schafer-Turner lost consciousness and suffocated, and neither attacker called emergency services.
Queensland father Charles Dennis Turnbull was paid $20,000 to clean up the scene and dispose of the body. CCTV footage from Bunnings showed him buying cable ties and a large metal cabinet. He then travelled to Port Macquarie and bought a boat to dump the cabinet in Warrell Creek.
The third man allegedly involved in the attack fled overseas. After an ongoing investigation, detectives flew to Poland on September 18 to arrest the 26-year-old. He arrived in Sydney about 6pm on Friday and was charged with murder. He was refused bail ahead of his court appearance on Saturday.