Man arrested over weekend death of Melbourne woman
Police are investigating after the body of a woman was found in Carlton in the early hours of Saturday morning. (ABC News)
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A 31-year-old man has been arrested over the death of a 21-year-old woman in Carlton over the weekend.
The woman was found dead at a block of flats shortly before 2am on Saturday.
The 31-year-old man handed himself in to police and is expected to be interviewed by detectives.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died, used with the permission of their family.
A 31-year-old man has been arrested over the death of 21-year-old Jayda Allen Bonner at a Melbourne apartment block over the weekend.
Ms Bonner was found dead in the apartment block in Carlton just before 2am on Saturday.
The 31-year-old Carlton man handed himself in at a police station and is expected to be interviewed by detectives.
Investigators believed the parties were known to one another.
A 60-year-old man was arrested on Saturday but was released pending further enquiries.
Jayda Allen Bonner, 21, was described by her aunt as a "gentle soul with a heart of gold". (Supplied)
Victoria Police said the investigation into Ms Bonner's death remained ongoing.
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."
Ms Carter-Bell said the family had been so concerned about Ms Bonner's welfare that they had recently sought help from police.
"We begged for their help, and because we were ringing them and not Jayda, their attitude was, 'Well, what do you want us to do?'"
Victoria Police did not respond to the family's claim, with a spokesperson telling the ABC it could not comment while an investigation was underway.
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