Woman charged with murder of Jarrad Lovison
A 24-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a Victorian man whose body was found left in bushland east of Melbourne.
Jarrad Lovison was last seen alive more than six months ago before his body was found discarded in dense bush land at Moondarra.
The man was found 29 kilometres from his Newborough home on May 23.
On Tuesday, Samantha Grace Guillerme was arrested and charged with his murder.
The young woman’s Facebook page says she was employed at a cafe called Eat Live Fresh in Trafalgar.
On Instagram, her bio simply reads: “work hard, dream big, invest in yourself”.
Three more people were also arrested on Wednesday morning after detectives executed warrants at properties in the Gippsland area in eastern Victoria.
The first man, 28, was arrested at a home in Tooronga Road, Willow Grove.
A second man, 47 from Moe, and a 44-year-old Trafalgar woman were also arrested at a property in March Street.
A third warrant had also been executed at a property in Anzac Road in Trafalgar.
The trio remain in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
Missing persons detectives have been putting the pieces together to figure out Mr Lovison’s last movements since he went missing on April 16.
Earlier this September, police revealed they were getting closer to arresting those they believed responsible.
The 24-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday morning when VIC police raided a house in Coalville Road, Moe.
Leading Senior Constable Natalie Dean said the woman remained in custody while the investigation is continuing.
A white Toyota has also been seized during the search warrant, and is set to be forensically examined in the coming days.
Detectives returned to the spot where Mr Lovison was last seen alive in early October to appeal for people to come forward with any information they had.
Mr Lovison was last traced to be on his green mountain bike on the Moe-Walhalla Road about 3 am on April 16.
It is said he met with an associate near the La Trobe River bridge about 350m north of Prudens Track.
Police believe Mr Lovison was sitting on his bicycle looking at his mobile phone.
Detective Sergeant Graham Hamilton said at the time it was not yet known how long after Mr Lovison was last seen that he was killed.
His deceased was found on May 23 at Moondarra State Park, which is around 18km north of where he was last seen.
His green bike was found two days later propped against a tree on Becks Bridge Road just north of Adam View Court in Tanjil South at around 2.30 pm on April 18.
However it was then reportedly collected by a white wagon about two hours later and is still to be found.
Mr Lovison’s distraught dad John pleaded for information earlier this month.
“We just want to know who did this to our son and why,” he said.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report online.