A 63-year-old man has now been formally charged with the murder of toddler Cheryl Grimmer at Fairy Meadow Beach in Wollongong 47 years ago.
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The man, who was arrested in Frankston in Melbourne at 1 pm on Wednesday, was extradited and charged with murder late on Thursday night at the Wollongong police station.
On Thursday the man was flown under police guard to Sydney Airport. Among the police who escorted him on the flight were Wollongong detectives who pushed for the case to be reopened.
He was met in Sydney by waiting media before being driven to Wollongong Police Station where he was charged. He will appear in Wollongong Local Court on Friday.