School cleaner Vincent Stanford watched teacher Stephanie Scott at work before killing her

By Emma Partridge
Updated August 25 2016 - 3:29am, first published August 24 2016 - 10:24am
Stephanie Scott and her fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley. Photo: Facebook
Stephanie Scott and her fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley. Photo: Facebook
Leeton High School where Stephanie Scott worked was searched. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Leeton High School where Stephanie Scott worked was searched. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Leeton Volunteer Recue Association searched for Stephanie Scott. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Leeton Volunteer Recue Association searched for Stephanie Scott. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Stephanie Scott. Photo: Facebook
Stephanie Scott. Photo: Facebook
Police divers found Stephanie Scott's laptop in an irrigation canal near Leeton.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Police divers found Stephanie Scott's laptop in an irrigation canal near Leeton. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A forensic officer walks into Cocoparra National Park, where Stephanie Scott's body was found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A forensic officer walks into Cocoparra National Park, where Stephanie Scott's body was found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Stephanie Scott's red Mazda 3 was found by police in a field outside the Leeton township. Photo: Ron Arel jr.
Stephanie Scott's red Mazda 3 was found by police in a field outside the Leeton township. Photo: Ron Arel jr.
Stephanie Scott's fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley reads the tribute on the gates of Leeton High School. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Stephanie Scott's fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley reads the tribute on the gates of Leeton High School. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Messages from friends, students and the community were placed outside the Leeton school gate. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Messages from friends, students and the community were placed outside the Leeton school gate. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Stephanie Scott's family and fiance gathered for a memorial picnic on what was supposed to be the day of her wedding. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Stephanie Scott's family and fiance gathered for a memorial picnic on what was supposed to be the day of her wedding. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Marcus Stanford is escorted into Leeton court on Tuesday. Photo: Emma Partridge
Marcus Stanford is escorted into Leeton court on Tuesday. Photo: Emma Partridge

As Leeton school teacher Stephanie Scott prepared lessons in her staff room on Easter Sunday last year, a relief cleaner was studying her from the corridor.

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