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Not guilty plea over WA body-in-bush

Codie William Davidson, of Kalgoorlie, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Ryan Penglase, whose body was found north-east of the Goldfields town.

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A Kalgoorlie man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a 32-year-old man whose body was found by prospectors in bushland in Western Australia's Goldfields region.

Codie William Davidson, who was 25 when he was arrested in early September last year, appeared briefly in Perth's Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court via videolink from Hakea Prison on Wednesday.

Davidson pleaded not guilty to one count of murder in relation to the death of Ryan Penglase, who was found in bushland, about 25km north-east of Kalgoorlie off Yarri Road, with head injuries.

Police said the men knew each other.

No date has been set yet for the trial, which is expected to last two weeks.


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