Two charged over bodies in barrels
By Samantha Broun for CNN
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SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- A man and woman have been refused bail on murder charges, after two burning barrels containing human remains were found in bushland about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Sydney on the Australian east coast.
Volunteer firefighters made the gruesome discovery in a state forest near the town of Nowra on Sunday, following a telephone call to emergency services of a possible bushfire in the area.
But instead of a bushfire, they found two smoldering 44-gallon (166-liter) drums containing two bodies.
A missing couple's burned-out utility truck was found shortly afterwards parked near the Nowra naval base, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from where the bodies were found.
The charged man, Stacey Lea Caton, 27, appeared before Nowra's local court Monday while the woman, Kim Leanne Snibson, 36, did not, Australian Associated Press reported.
Snibson's legal representative sought a suppression order on her identity because Snibson's children attended a local school, according to AAP. The application was denied.
Police said the victims were believed to be a man and woman from the local area and probably knew their killers.
In court Monday, magistrate Doug Dick suppressed the names of the victims, AAP reported.
The matter has been adjourned until April 10, according to AAP.
Forensic tests are being done to establish the causes of death.
A man and a woman have been charged with the murders of two people whose bodies were found burning in oil drums in the Tomerong State Forest, about 210 kilometers south of Sydney on Sunday.

The bodies were found by  New South Wales Rural Fire Service officers who were called to extinguish a small bushfire. The firefighters notified the local Nowra police who established several crime scenes in the area. The crime scenes are believed to include an area surrounding a burnt out vehicle believed to belong to the victims, a house where the murders are thought to have occurred, and areas in the State Forest.

27-year-old Stacey Lea-Caton voluntarily attended Nowra Police Station and told officers he had witnessed a man and woman being tied up in a house in Nowra and he feared they were about to be murdered by another man and woman.

Police then attended a property in Calymea Street, Nowra, where 36-year-old Kim Leanne Snibson agreed to accompany them to the station for questioning. 

Lea-Caton and Snibson have both been charged with two counts of murder and faced Nowra Local Court today.

Magistrate Doug Dick issued a suppression order on the identities of the victims, but refused Snibson’s request for a suppression order on her identity to protect her children who attend a local school, saying the court processes must be transparent.

Lea-Caton appeared briefly in the court dock but Snibson refused and remained in the cells.

They did not apply for bail and both were remanded into custody to appear in court on April 10.