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The first photo of Stephanie Scott's alleged killer has been revealed.

This is the man charged with the murder of Leeton teacher Stephanie Scott.

The first photo of Vincent Stanford, who has been charged with the murder of 26-year-old NSW teacher Stephanie Scott, has been revealed.

The photo appears on a Dutch identity card and has been published by MailOnline.

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A photo of Vincent Stanford, a cleaner at Leeton High School, where Stephanie Scott was a drama and English teacher. (Photo: MailOnline)

 

Mr Stanford,  a cleaner at Leeton High School, where Ms Scott was a drama and English teacher, is charged with killing the young woman just days before her wedding to 24-year-old local abattoir worker Aaron Leeson-Wooley.

Ms Scott went missing on 5 April — Easter Sunday.

Within days, blood was allegedly found in Mr Stanford’s ute, and photos of a burned body were allegedly found on his phone. The man was arrested and taken to Leeton Police ­Station, where he was charged with Ms Scott’s murder ­on Thursday April 9.

Ms Scott’s burned remains were discovered on Friday 10 April in a national park in NSW. Daily Telegraph reports that court documents allege the young woman was murdered in Leeton between 11am and 7.20pm on Easter Sunday.

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A photo of Vincent Stanford from a Dutch identification card. (Photo: MailOnline)

 

The photo emerged as 24-year-old Stanford’s former employer revealed his colleagues nicknamed him ‘King Kong’ on account of his strength.

MailOnline reports the quiet, 110kg man was so strong he could lift two wooden crates with a single hand, had trouble reading social situations.

“He is a big guy and exceptionally strong. I think it is part of his condition,” Stanford’s Dutch former boss Mireille Antonisse told MailOnline. “If he shut a tap even my husband could not open it again.”

Stephanie Scott, who was allegedly murdered on Easter Sunday. (Photo: Facebook)

Stanford was born in Tasmania in December 1990, and emigrated to The Netherlands with his mother and two brothers — including a twin brother — at the age of six, News Corp reports.

He returned to Australia 10 months ago.

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