Woman charged with murder of Jarrad Lovison
<p><span>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.</span><br /><br /><span>Jarrad Lovison was last seen alive more than six months ago before his body was found discarded in dense bush land at Moondarra.</span><br /><br /><span>The man was found 29 kilometres from his Newborough home on May 23.</span><br /><br /><span>On Tuesday, Samantha Grace Guillerme was arrested and charged with his murder.</span><br /><br /><span>The young woman’s Facebook page says she was employed at a cafe called Eat Live Fresh in Trafalgar.</span><br /><br /><span>On Instagram, her bio simply reads: “work hard, dream big, invest in yourself”.</span></p>
<p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7838359/murder.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/6553c5743bf94a03859db61c271ffac3" /><br /><br /><span>Three more people were also arrested on Wednesday morning after detectives executed warrants at properties in the Gippsland area in eastern Victoria.</span><br /><br /><span>The first man, 28, was arrested at a home in Tooronga Road, Willow Grove.</span><br /><br /><span>A second man, 47 from Moe, and a 44-year-old Trafalgar woman were also arrested at a property in March Street.</span><br /><br /><span>A third warrant had also been executed at a property in Anzac Road in Trafalgar.</span><br /><br /><span>The trio remain in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.</span><br /><br /><span>Missing persons detectives have been putting the pieces together to figure out Mr Lovison’s last movements since he went missing on April 16.</span><br /><br /><span>Earlier this September, police revealed they were getting closer to arresting those they believed responsible.</span><br /><br /><span>The 24-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday morning when VIC police raided a house in Coalville Road, Moe.</span><br /><br /><span>Leading Senior Constable Natalie Dean said the woman remained in custody while the investigation is continuing.</span><br /><br /><span>A white Toyota has also been seized during the search warrant, and is set to be forensically examined in the coming days.</span><br /><br /><span>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.</span><br /><br /><span>Mr Lovison was last traced to be on his green mountain bike on the Moe-Walhalla Road about 3 am on April 16.</span><br /><br /><span>It is said he met with an associate near the La Trobe River bridge about 350m north of Prudens Track.</span><br /><br /><span>Police believe Mr Lovison was sitting on his bicycle looking at his mobile phone.</span><br /><br /><span>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.</span><br /><br /><span>His deceased was found on May 23 at Moondarra State Park, which is around 18km north of where he was last seen.</span><br /><br /><span>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.</span><br /><br /><span>However it was then reportedly collected by a white wagon about two hours later and is still to be found.</span><br /><br /><span>Mr Lovison’s distraught dad John pleaded for information earlier this month.</span><br /><br /><span>“We just want to know who did this to our son and why,” he said.</span><br /><br /><span>Police are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report online.</span></p>
