Accused killer Aaron Carlino, 29, faces court over severed head murder VICTIM: Perth racing identity Stephen Cookson, whose severed head was found washed up in a bag on Rottnest. Source: Herald Sun THE man accused of killing Stephen Ramon Cookson, whose head was found washed up on a Rottnest beach this month, has made a second brief appearance in court. Aaron Carlino, 29, appeared via video link from Hakea Prison in Stirling Gardens Magistrate Court this morning. His family were also in the court to watch his brief appearance. Mr Carlino did not say anything and was remanded in custody until his next appearance on March 27 in Stirling Gardens. State prosecutor Justin Whalley told the court the investigation was spread over several crime scenes and the case was adjourned until March. Police have yet to find Mr Cookson's body, despite extensive searches of his East Perth apartment and properties in the Golden Bay area near Mandurah. The discovery of his head on the holiday island by an 11-year-old girl made national headlines, with police making public appeals to help identify the man with a full beard and missing teeth. It was soon identified as Mr Cookson, 56, a racing identity with convictions for drug trafficking and violence. Man in court on toddler murder charge A man charged with the murder of a two-year-old boy also made a brief appearance in court today. Wayne Murray Narkle did not enter a plea during an appearance via video link at the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court. The case was adjourned until March. Police were called to Swan Districts Hospital on December 30 last year after the child's mother found him unconscious at their home. Narkle was arrested at a unit in Bassendean, in Perth's east.