Arrest in tourist killing

SAN Francisco detectives yesterday made an arrest in the killing of Australian tourist Matthew Bate as his family began the long trek to bring his body home.

The Darwin scientist died early on Friday after a verbal stoush with a group of men turned physical outside his Fisherman’s Wharf hotel.

Police questioned several men and charged one over the murder of the 33-year-old, saying he would face court Monday local time.

Mr Bate’s parents and sister from Ocean Grove in Victoria were understood to be making their way to the US to retrieve his body. Mr Bate was a Deakin University graduate.