31‑year‑old man charged with murder of 21‑year‑old Carlton resident Jayda Allen Bonner
Police have charged a 31‑year‑old man with the murder of Jayda Allen Bonner, a 21‑year‑old woman whose body was found in a Carlton apartment. Investigators say the suspect and the victim were acquainted. No further details on motive were provided.
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A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Carlton on the weekend.
Emergency services were called to an apartment complex on Cardigan Street just before 2am last Saturday, where 21-year-old Jayda Allen Bonner was found dead.
Police said the accused man turned himself in to a police station early on Tuesday morning.
Detectives say Ms Bonner and the 31-year-old man were known to each other.
A 60-year-old man was also arrested shortly after the incident but was later released.
The man will appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court later today.
Ms Bonner was a Yagera woman with family in Queensland.
She was described by her aunt, Kellie Carter-Bell, as a "gentle soul" with a "heart of gold".
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Breaking: Man charged with murder of Carlton woman Jayda Allen Bonner
Homicide detectives have charged a 31-year-old man with murder, and believe he and Ms Bonner knew each other.
3 hours agoMan charged with murder after woman found dead in Carlton
A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a 21-year-old woman's body inside a Carlton apartment.
1 hour agoMan charged with murder after woman found dead in Carlton
A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a 21-year-old woman's body inside a Carlton apartment.
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