An accused child molester will virtually front a Sydney court today after a global manhunt over allegations dating back to the early 1980s.

Privacy expert Simon Gordon Davies was extradited to Australia from The Netherlands on Friday night after a decade-long investigation that culminated in the issuing of an Interpol Red Notice, a global appeal for help and a police flight to Europe in the middle of a pandemic.

Police said the child abuse and sex crimes squad received a referral in December 2010 detailing allegations of historic child sex offences between 1981 and 1983.

A warrant was issued for the Mr Davies' arrest in September 2016, followed by an Interpol Red Notice — an alert to law enforcement agencies worldwide — in December 2017.

That was followed by a global appeal for information in December 2019, at which point Strike Force Boyd detectives thought Dr Davies was living in the United Kingdom or Europe.

According to police, Mr Davies handed himself in to a police station in the major Dutch port city of Rotterdam, where he was arrested.

What followed was an extensive effort to arrange his extradition to Australia before he was eventually surrendered to NSW police on Thursday at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam and charged with "numerous child sexual and indecent assault offences that allegedly occurred across Sydney between 1981 and 1987."

Vision released by the NSW Police Force on Saturday morning shows police escorting Mr Davies, arm apparently in a sling and clad in extensive PPE, jeans and white Adidas sneakers through Sydney airport on Friday night.

"This has been a complex and exhaustive investigation for police, who have spent nearly 10 years investigating these matters and a further 16 months navigating the extradition process and the subsequent challenges imposed on worldwide travel due to COVID-19," child abuse and sex crimes squad commander Detective Superintendent Stacey Maloney said, in a statement.

"It is a testament to the strength, bravery, and patience of the victims, together with the determination and dedication of police, that charges have now been laid in relation to these alleged crimes."

The four detectives who travelled to the Netherlands must now go through two weeks of hotel quarantine, while Mr Davies will appear via video link into Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday.

Another two racers have died in a crash at the Targa Tasmania event, after a previous fatal crash yesterday morning.

Today's crash involved a 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS which hit a tree on Wattle Grove Road, Cygnet, about 6.2 kilometres into the stage at approximately 11:45am. 

Despite efforts of medical and emergency staff, Targa Australia confirmed the driver Leigh Mundy, 68, from Hobart, and co-driver Dennis Neagle, 59, from Withcott, Queensland, died at the scene.

The accident comes less than 24 hours after NSW racer Shane Navin died when his 1979 Mazda RX-7 rolled on the Lyell Highway near Double Barrel Creek about 35 kilometres into the race.

Mr Navin's co-driver Glenn Evans was not injured in yesterday's crash.

"This has been a devastating few days for the Targa family," Targa Australia CEO, Mark Perry said.

"Today our thoughts and deepest condolences go to Leigh and Dennis' family and friends.

"Both loved Targa and we knew them so well, which makes their passing so difficult for everyone in our community.

"They will be sorely missed by us all."

Today was the final day of the Targa Tasmania race.

Targa Australia said after today's accident, the stages were downgraded "to touring only and competitors returned to the finish at PW1 in Hobart".

The next of kin have been notified of today's tragic events.

A report will now be made by the coroner.

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Ahead of Anzac Day tomorrow, Australians are being reminded of the nation's role in a fierce battle 70 years ago that helped turn history's 'forgotten war'.

In April 1951, Australian military forces were part of a United Nations force that had been deployed to South Korea after it was attacked by North Korea and its ally China.

Late that month, the Chinese army launched a lightning offensive in the Kapyong Valley with the aim to recapture the strategically vital city of Seoul and win the Korean War.

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After quickly over-running South Korean forces who were defending the valley, they encountered Commonwealth troops – including soldiers from the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (RAR).

Australian soldiers helped repel a major offensive by Chinese soldiers during the Battle of Kapyong.

The battle began for the Diggers on April 23, 1951, and was fought in cold conditions over difficult terrain.

The Australian infantrymen were repeatedly attacked through the night and into the next day and they were forced to withdraw after having slowed the momentum of the Chinese advance.

During the next two days, the Chinese attacks shifted to the positions held by Canadian troops, but with the help of New Zealand artillery and US tank units, they were able to halt the enemy advance.

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At Kapyong, the Australians, and other UN forces had won a decisive victory. Seoul was saved from falling once again into communist hands, and would not be threatened again for the remainder of the war.

But the battle came at great cost for the defenders: The Australians had 32 men killed, 59 wounded and three taken prisoner; the Canadians suffered 10 fatalities and 23 wounded; the New Zealanders lost two men and three Americans were also killed.

The Australian and Canadian battalions were each awarded a United States Presidential Unit Citation for their part in the battle.

Overshadowed by longer, more costly battles waged in Vietnam and the Middle East since the 1950s – Korea is often regarded as the 'forgotten war'.

In all, 339 Australian soldiers, sailors and airmen fought and died in the conflict, with another 1216 wounded.

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But South Korea continues to honour the sacrifice of the 18,000 Australians and other UN military personnel who served.

"Following the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War last year, it is important to commemorate the sacrifice of Australian troops," Sangwoo Hong, Consul-General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney said.

"The courage of Australian soldiers fighting in a foreign land to safeguard freedom is worthy of remembrance. Their sacrifice is something present and future generations of Koreans and Australians should not forget, for it is an important part of our shared history."

The Battle of Kapyong is being commemorated in photography exhibition '1951: the critical year of the Korean War', held at the The Korean Cultural Centre Australia Gallery in Sydney.

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Curator Bradley Manera, of Sydney's Anzac Memorial, says the exhibition aims to highlight the special link between Australia and South Korea.

"Over the decades, the Korean War has slipped from public consciousness. This exhibition will be a timely reflection on its significance and how it forged an unbreakable link between Australia and Korea," he said.  

"Ahead of Anzac Day, lest we forget the Australian soldiers' innumerable honours and legacy."

The exhibition runs until July 2, 2021.

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A young US woman whose remains were found this week, 10 months after her disappearance, was strangled and stabbed in the neck, a coroner ruled today.

The Lancaster County coroner used dental records to positively identify the body of 18-year-old Amish woman Linda Stoltzfoos.

The cause of death was asphyxia from strangulation, along with suffocation, the coroner, Dr Stephen Diamantoni, said following an autopsy. He said the stab wound was a contributing factor in her death.

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Stoltzfoos was last seen walking home from church in the Bird-in-Hand area on June 21, 2020. Her remains were found in a grave along railroad tracks behind a business where the man charged in her death had worked.

Justo Smoker, 35, of Paradise, was charged with homicide in December and is awaiting trial. Mr Smoker was initially arrested in August, and also faces charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment. He has pleaded not guilty.

Authorities have declined to say what exactly led them to the grave, or whether Mr Smoker had provided the information as part of a deal with prosecutors. Stoltzfoos' body was found in the small town of Gap along Route 41, in an area of brush on railroad property behind a business where Smoker had been employed.

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Authorities have said they believe Mr Smoker killed Stoltzfoos within a few hours of kidnapping her, buried her in one location where her stockings and bra had been found, and then moved her several days later to the grave discovered Wednesday.

Mervin Fisher, an uncle to Linda Stoltzfoos, told Pennlive that the family had held out hope that she would be found alive, but had been preparing themselves for the worst.

"The not knowing is a long, dark tunnel without an end. And when you find the remains, you have the end in sight," Marvin Fisher told Pennlive.

"It brings closure, and when there's closure, the healing process can continue."

He said Linda was the eldest sibling in a large family.

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