Man charged with murder over death of Melbourne woman Jayda Allen Bonner
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A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead inside an apartment complex in Melbourne’s inner north.
Jayda Allen Bonner has been remembered as a “bright light” by her heartbroken aunt. Nine
The body of Jayda Allen Bonner, 21, was discovered on the fifth floor of a unit complex on Cardigan Street in Carlton about 1.45am on Saturday.
A 31-year-old Carlton man presented himself to police on Tuesday.
He has been charged with murder and will appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
Police allege Allen Bonner and the accused were known to each other.
Police earlier arrested a 60-year-old man in the building’s underground carpark shortly after Allen Bonner was found.
The 21-year-old’s body was found inside an apartment complex in Carlton on Saturday. Nine
He was questioned and later released.
Allen Bonner’s aunt, Kellie Carter-Bell, told 9News her niece was a “bright light”.
“I want people to understand the person Jayda was and the beautiful light she was,” Carter-Bell said.
“She’s had a really difficult, hard life. But was so, so, so loved.”
A smoking ceremony is expected to be held in Carlton on Saturday before a group of Allen Bonner’s loved ones march to parliament house to demand and end to violence against women.
Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
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