Man charged with murder of Carlton woman Jayda Allen Bonner
Friends and family left a memorial outside the Carlton apartment complex where Jayda Allen Bonner was found dead over the weekend. (ABC News: Leanne Wong)
In short:
Homicide detectives have charged a 31-year-old man with the murder of a Carlton woman.
Jayda Allen Bonner, 21, was found dead at a Cardigan Street apartment complex on Saturday.
What's next?
The man will face a Melbourne Magistrates' Court later today.
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 charged with murder following the death of a woman in Carlton on the weekend.
Emergency services were called to an apartment complex on Cardigan Street just before 2am last Saturday, where 21-year-old Jayda Allen Bonner was found dead.
Police said the accused man turned himself in to a police station early on Tuesday morning.
Detectives say Ms Bonner and the 31-year-old man were known to each other.
Jayda Allen Bonner, 21, was described by her aunt as a "gentle soul with a heart of gold." (Supplied)
A 60-year-old man was also arrested shortly after the incident but was later released.
The man will appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court later today.
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