Three Australian men could face the firing squad in Bali after being charged over an alleged underworld hit.

Sydney plumber Darcy Jenson, Mevlut Coskun and Melbourne man Paea Middlemore Tupou were taken by police from Bali's notorious Kerobokan prison today and handed over to prosecutors.

All three men, aged in their 20s, have since been charged with premeditated murder over the death of Melbourne father Zivan Radmanovic and the shooting of underworld figure Sanar Ghanim.

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The Melbourne men and their partners were staying in a luxury villa near Canguu, on the south coast of Bali, when they were ambushed on June 14.

The alleged attackers bashed through the front door with a sledgehammer, which later proved to be a critical piece of evidence.

Radmanovic was shot dead in a bathroom.

Ghanim was beaten and shot up to six times but survived.

Neither of their partners was physically injured.

Their alleged attackers refused to answer questions from journalists as they arrived at the prosecutor's office today.

Their hands and feet were tied during the proceedings, and their faces were covered with balaclavas.

The Head of the Badung District Prosecutor's Office said the suspects will be detained for a maximum of 20 days in prison before their case is submitted to the Denpasar District Court for trial.

"Formally and materially, the case files have been declared complete," said Sutrisno Margi Utomo.

"We have appointed eight experienced prosecutors to handle this case.

"We will manage it professionally and coordinate with police to ensure security throughout the trial process."

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Premeditated murder carries a maximum penalty of death under Indonesian law.

Local police chief M Arif Batubara claimed "there were no obstacles during the investigation process".

"As for their motive and statements, it will reveal everything together during the court proceedings," he said.

"We don't want to disclose any facts before the trial.

"The suspects have been cooperative during questioning, but I prefer not to comment further at this stage."

The men – nicknamed the Bali Three – have also been charged with murder.

Which charge ultimately applies will be determined during the trial.

Australian leaders will likely oppose the death penalty, like they did for the Bali Nine.

Two of the nine, ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, were ultimately killed by firing squad in April 2015.

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No evidence has been uncovered during the second day of a renewed search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont.

Australian soldiers, police officers and SES volunteers have trekked between 20 and 25 kilometres per day in hot outback conditions to search for Gus.

Extreme heat and strong winds is forecast to hamper efforts tomorrow and the search will start at sunrise before being called off at midday.

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Gus was last seen about 5pm on Saturday, September 27 at his family's homestead Oak Park Station in remote South Australia, about 40km south of Yunta.

Police, along with Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, yesterday returned to outback SA and launched Taskforce Horizon to investigate Gus' disappearance after no trace of Gus was found in an initial six-day search.

No evidence was uncovered during yesterday's efforts either, police said.

The search has now extended to zones outside of the original search area.

It is expected extreme heat conditions tomorrow afternoon may restrict the search, police said.

Temperatures are forecast to reach tops of 36 degrees in the Yunta area tomorrow.

Officers and soldiers will continue the search during the cooler morning period.

The temperature reached a top of 30 today.

Eighteen police officers, 84 ADF personnel, 33 cars, SES resources, drones and utility terrain vehicles are being used are to scour the remote terrain in SA's mid-north.

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SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said yesterday no stone would be left unturned in the search for Gus.

"We are dedicated to making sure we do everything we possibly can to bring Gus back to his family," Stevens said.

The fresh search was not triggered by any new information, Stevens said.

"We are looking for up to two days but there will be a continual reassessment," Stevens said.

"The resources that we're deploying may change over time and the use of specialist drones will be another consideration as we move forward as well."

The search area covered so far has been around 470 square kilometres.

Stevens emphasised the sheer magnitude of the search area and said it was like combing through "100 Adelaide CBDs".

"We are searching in quite unusual terrain, it is a significant effort," he said.

"We're exhausting every opportunity to recover Gus."

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Taskforce Horizon consists of 12 specialists who will analyse information and suggest different areas to search.

Stevens told reporters there is nothing to suggest foul play in Gus' disappearance.

Police have received more than 150 Crime Stoppers tips since Gus went missing, but warn online speculation has been hurtful to Gus' family.

His family have said in a statement they are "devastated" and "deeply distressed" by his disappearance.

"I would describe them as stoic," Stevens added.

"But you can imagine just how they are feelings, without having Gus and without having answers to exactly where Gus is and what's happened to him.

"This would be traumatic for any family."

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A man's early confession of guilt after helping to kill a tradie and shove his body into a metal box over a perceived $50,000 drug debt has sliced years off his jail term.

Darcy Schafer-Turner died after he was put in a chokehold, tied up with duct tape and held down by two men in a Sydney apartment on April 27, 2023.

Suffocating on his own vomit, the 22-year-old tradie was unable to be revived at the Peakhurst residence before his body was put into the box and dumped into a creek.

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One of the attackers – Zachary Richard Fraser, 24 – was jailed today for six-and-a-half years for manslaughter.

Fraser and another man – who fled the country to Germany and cannot be named for legal reasons – believed Schafer-Turner owed a drug debt of $50,000.

They lured him to the unit, saying they had cocaine for him to on-sell.

But plans went awry.

"There is someone laying on the floor in my bathroom dead," Fraser wrote to an acquaintance on messaging app Signal.

"It was an accident. I only meant to tie him up."

The man, whom Fraser had met through online gaming and also cannot be legally named, then reached out to a "cleaner" in Queensland.

Charles Dennis Turnbull, 36, caught a flight to Sydney and met the victim's attackers, joining them in a trip to Bunnings for a metal cabinet.

Schafer-Turner's body was then placed in the metal cabinet, loaded onto the back of a ute and driven five hours north to Macksville by Turnbull.

Turnbull, acting on a $30,000 offer, was later paid $20,000 by Fraser for his services.

A missing persons report and subsequent police investigation led to the discovery of Schafer-Turner's body in a creek south of Macksville on May 12.

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Fraser was arrested three days later.

While there had been an attempt to revive Schafer-Turner, neither of his two attackers called emergency services for help, Justice Nicholas Chen said.

Fraser took further steps of contacting the "cleaner" to try and cover up the crime, the judge said.

The 24-year-old's arguments that what occurred was "essentially spontaneous" were rejected by the judge who pointed out it had been spurred on by the perceived drug debt.

The incident had caused pain for the loved ones of the 22-year-old victim, described as a funny, caring young man with an adventurous spirit who was unconditionally loved.

"The taking of Darcy Schafer-Turner's life is a tragedy that has caused profound grief and sorrow to his family and those close to him," the judge said.

But Fraser's sentence was reduced because of his lack of a criminal record, his prior good character and an early guilty plea.

He had shown genuine remorse, accepting responsibility for the death and was unlikely to re-offend when released, Justice Chen found.

His time in custody would be made more onerous by his diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder, persistent depressive disorder and dependent personality disorder.

But the judge dismissed arguments the latter disorder – which manifests as clingy behaviour and submissiveness – spurred on the unlawful and dangerous attack.

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The 24-year-old claimed the disorder meant he went along with the scheme at the other man's request.

With time served, Fraser will be eligible for release in July 2027 after being behind bars for four years and two months.

Turnbull pleaded guilty to being an accessory to manslaughter and was sentenced to a maximum sentence of three years and three months in December 2024.

His two-year non-parole period expired in May.

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