Hayley Dodd’s accused murderer Francis Wark denies killing teen in Badgingarra

The convicted rapist accused of a decades-old WA murder has denied under oath having anything to do with the disappearance of missing teenager Hayley Dodd.

Francis John Wark, 65, was testifying in his own defence at his Supreme Court trial on a charge of murdering the 17-year-old, who was last seen alive walking along a road in WA’s Wheatbelt region on July 29, 1999.

Mr Wark is alleged to have snatched the teenager as he drove back to his property at Badgingarra and then murdered her before disposing of her body, which has never been found.

Today Mr Wark maintained that he…