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Australian constabulary person appealed for assistance to find the caput of a antheral allegedly murdered by his partner, a erstwhile prima successful world TV bid "Beauty and the Geek Australia."
Police said they charged Tamika Chesser with execution aft 39-year-old Julian Story's dismembered remains were recovered astatine an flat successful South Australia past week.
"It was a confronting country for constabulary and exigency services unit arsenic Julian's assemblage had been dismembered," South Australia Police said successful a statement Friday. "Julian's caput had been removed during the dismemberment and, contempt extended searches, has not yet been located."
Police said his remains were discovered astatine a Port Lincoln location aft they responded to reports of a fire, and they judge helium was killed astir midnight June 17.
Police documents submitted to the court, and obtained by nationalist broadcaster ABC, said erstwhile officers arrived, they recovered "the "deceased remains which were severely burnt and disfigured."
"The accused was seated successful a plot seat successful the rear gait adjacent to portion 3 successful a catatonic and unresponsive authorities astatine this time," the documents said, according to the ABC.
CCTV of Tamika Chesser
South Australia Police
Detectives released CCTV images and video of Chesser, 34, to amusement what she was wearing astir that time, and they asked radical to assistance way her movements. Police are urging section residents to reappraisal immoderate surveillance oregon dashcam footage they person which whitethorn assistance the investigation.
"Recovering Julian's caput to instrumentality it to his household truthful they tin person a peaceful outcome, person a funeral, and laic him to rest, is simply a truly important facet for us," Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke told a quality conference.
Chesser appeared astatine Adelaide Magistrates Court connected Friday by video link, according to the ABC. The tribunal lifted an bid preventing her from being identified.
She was owed to instrumentality to tribunal successful December.
Fielke said constabulary knew Chesser had arrived successful Port Lincoln recently, ABC reported, but added that determination was nary evident motive astatine this signifier of the investigation.
"We cognize that they were successful a narration unneurotic ... it's thing that's being explored, that home relationship," helium said.
Fielke besides said Chesser was cooperative astatine the clip of the arrest, the ABC reported.
The bereaved household of Story thanked police, exigency workers, family, friends and the assemblage for their support.
"We are navigating an unimaginable loss, and your attraction has brought comfortableness amid the chaos," the household said successful a statement. "We are besides profoundly grateful to our household and friends and this bonzer assemblage whose kindness and enactment person helped transportation america through."
Julian Story
Image supplied by household via South Australia Police
Chesser appeared successful the 2010 bid of "Beauty and the Geek Australia," which enactment contestants chosen for their looks oregon intellect done a bid of challenges.
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