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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 03 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Peru Six ordered to return to South America after appeal rejected Six Australians accused of murdering a hotel doorman in Peru have been ordered to return to the country. Jessica Vo, brothers Hugh and Tom Hanlon, Harrison Geier, Andrew Pilat, and Sam Smith are accused of killing Lino Rodriguez Vilchez while travelling in Peru last year. Mr Rodriguez Vilchez's family claims the Australians pushed the 45-year-old from an apartment building after a dispute over a noise complaint. The group's appeal has been rejected and they have been ordered to return to Peru to front court in August. 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