Stephanie Scott's laptop pulled from canal

Slain teacher Stephanie Scott's laptop has been pulled from an irrigation canal in southern NSW, days after witnesses saw a man dumping an object in the waterway.

Members of the police dive unit prepare to search an irrigation channel for the body of teacher Stephanie Scott on the outskirts of Leeton, in the NSW Riverina, Friday, April 10, 2015. (AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING

Members of the police dive unit prepare to search an irrigation channel for the body of teacher Stephanie Scott on the outskirts of Leeton, in the NSW Riverina, Friday, April 10, 2015. (AAP Image/David Moir)

The day before Ms Scott was due to marry Aaron Leeson Woolley, divers were seen pulling a red laptop from the weed-strewn water.

Rather than celebrating a wedding on Saturday, her parents, family and friends will hold a memorial picnic in Leeton, while waiting for any news on the whereabouts of her remains.

The focus of the search on Friday was on a two-metre deep irrigation channel on the outskirts of Leeton, 6.5 kilometres from where Ms Scott's car was found on a rural property on Thursday.

Sources have confirmed the laptop belonged to the Leeton High School English and drama teacher.

Police were led to the murky channel after witnesses saw a man in a baseball cap and sunglasses throw an item into the water on Easter Sunday.

"I saw a car park across the road, saw a man walking in through the grass and up the channel bank," Paul Halls said.

"I thought he was going to take a photo of the channel or something.

"When he came back down I asked the guys if he still had his iPad or whatever in his hand and he didn't."

Mr Halls was at a large shed across the road when he saw the man at around 4pm on Easter Sunday. Fellow witness Brendan Lyons said a man ran up the bank toward the channel and had something in his hand, which he threw into the water.

"We rang and told (police) on Wednesday when we heard what had happened," Mr Lyons said.

Leeton High cleaner Vincent Stanford was charged with murder on Thursday, accused of killing Ms Scott on Easter Sunday.

Police say they were led to the canal on Friday after a witness reported seeing a car matching Stanford's there. Police found a camera, allegedly in Stanford's white Toyota Hilux, with images of a burned body when they arrested him at his Leeton home.

The 24-year-old is expected to face court in June.

The home he shared with his mother and brother remained a crime scene on Friday.


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