The murder-accused ex-boyfriend of a childcare educator will face court over the death which sparked state bail reforms.

Molly Ticehurst, 28, was found dead in her Forbes home, in central western NSW, on Monday morning in April last year.

Her former boyfriend, Daniel Billings, is charged with her domestic violence murder, along with 16 other offences.

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A magistrate has now noted that over a year has now passed since Ticehurst’s death, and Billings still hadn’t faced court over it.

Billings had been freed on bail a fortnight before the alleged murder.

It was previously heard in court that he had already been charged with three counts of sexual intercourse without consent and four counts of stalking and intimidating her.

Court documents revealed he was also charged with destroying property at her house and aggravated animal cruelty against her 12-week-old dachshund puppy in 2023, and four more serious charges, including one count of aggravated sexual assault, were laid in December 2024.

Legal documents before the court accused Billings of threatening to cause Ticehurst further physical harm during the alleged sexual assault.

Ticehurst’s death intensified a national movement against gendered violence and sparked changes to NSW bail laws, including “show cause” thresholds for bail applications and electronic monitoring of accused offenders.

The 30-year-old has not entered pleas.

Billings’ case was briefly mentioned in Forbes Local Court on Friday morning, though he was not required to attend.

Crown prosecutor Shaun Croner told the court the legal parties needed a four-week adjournment.

“The parties are in negotiation and we just need to finalise negotiations,” Croner said.

Magistrate Michael Maher said it was the third case conference mention, and that the next court date had to be a committal.

“This matter has been outstanding since last April,” Maher said.

He ordered the legal representatives to appear in person at Parkes Local Court on June 20, while Billings can appear via audio-visual link from custody for the committal.

A committal is generally the first step in moving a case to a higher court.

Several members of Ticehurst’s family, including her parents, were in court to watch the brief proceedings.

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