Fresh life ... Ryan Kuchel, who faces charges over the cruise ship death of Dianne Brimble, has left Australia and is living it up in Dubai.
Ryan Kuchel accused in Brimble case
He has left Australia, and has new life in Dubai
Facebook snaps show him relaxed and laughing
THE Sydney real estate agent facing charges over the cruise ship death of Dianne Brimble has left Australia for Dubai.
Pictures published on the internet show he is living the life of Riley.
Dressed as Scooby Doo for Halloween and partying with new friends, Ryan Kuchel has built a fresh life in the tax-free haven of the United Arab Emirates.
He packed in his Sydney CBD job in the commercial division of Laing and Simmons last year after the inquest into the death of Ms Brimble in his cabin on board the Pacific Sky ended.
Kuchel moved out of his North Shore apartment and now works as a senior leasing executive at Limitless, a major real estate developer in the UAE.
As prosecutors reviewed the evidence from the inquest, photographs from the Facebook sites of some of Kuchel`s friends show him relaxed and laughing. Kuchel, 35, will be back to face the music in Australia late next month.
He is required in the District Court, where he will be arraigned on two counts of acting to pervert the course of justice or hinder investigation of a serious offence. Two of his fellow holidaymakers from the September 2002 cruise, Mark Wilhelm and Letterio Silvestri, will face court on the same day.
Wilhelm, 40, a former maintenance supervisor in a Mildura winery, will be arraigned in the Supreme Court on a charge of manslaughter and suppling prohibited drugs.
Silvestri, 40, whose Adelaide home was locked up and empty yesterday, will join Kuchel in the District Court charged with acting to pervert the course of justice or hindering the investigation of a serious offence.
Wilhelm`s barrister Michael Abott QC, yesterday told The Daily Telegraph his client would defend the charges.
Meanwhile, Mrs Brimble`s family expressed mixed emotions at the recent developments. On the one hand they welcomed the move to prosecute the trio, but also remained angry that the road to justice has taken six years - and there was still a way to go.
During the 16-month inquest, they sat through lurid details, saw humiliating photographs and heard degrading remarks from the eight "men of interest" about how the Brisbane mother-of-three ended up dead on the floor of a cabin.
Her ex-husband Mark Brimble was joined by their son Sebastian Brimble and Mrs Brimble`s former boyfriend David Mitchell yesterday as he said: "We`re still not frightened of the truth.
"We have had to deal with some appalling things that have come out of the inquest," he said.
"We`ve dealt with those knowing that every part of this will help us find out what did happen on that night. That`s all we want."
Mr Brimble said he had nothing to say to, or about, the men.
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