A NSW woman has faced court charged with murder over the death of a New Zealand firefighter.
The body of Ian Pullen, 43, was found on the side of a road in Glenridding, near Singleton, in September 2018.
Mr Pullen was a helicopter pilot who had arrived in the region to assist with firefighting efforts.
Nicole Mason, 30, entered Muswellbrook Local Court limping, her foot in a cast, and wearing a blue hoodie.
She sat emotionless for much of the short hearing, where she did not apply for bail and it was formally refused.
Police allege Mr Pullen was struck by a ute and received a fatal blow from Ms Mason and a co-accused, as he lay injured on the road.
Yesterday morning detectives arrested Ms Mason at a home in Singleton and charged her with murder.
Joshua Knight, 29, was arrested last week and charged with murder, dangerous driving occasioning death and failing to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death.
Police say the two co-accused were associates.
Addressing the media this morning, Detective Inspector Matt Zimmer alleged the pair struck Mr Pullen in the head "with an object".
"For those individuals to return to the scene and engage in the conduct of what is alleged, in my view, that is the lowest scale of human behaviour," he said.
Detective Inspector Zimmer said that there was no prior interaction between the alleged offenders and Mr Pullen.
Speaking from New Zealand, Mr Pullen’s mother Gillian said she was happy that the alleged offenders are before the courts.
"Mainly relief, relief that somebody has actually been caught," she said.
"It's not going to bring Ian back."
The arrests came three weeks after police made a plea for an anonymous caller to come forward.
They asked for the unknown late-night caller to come forward on the second anniversary of the death.
A $350,000 reward was offered last year for information on Mr Pullen's death.
