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Chinatown murder case: woman whose body was found in Melbourne named | |
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A man has faced court accused of murdering a woman whose body was found in Melbourne’s Chinatown on Wednesday. | A man has faced court accused of murdering a woman whose body was found in Melbourne’s Chinatown on Wednesday. |
Christopher Allen Bell, 32, from Phillip Island, is charged with killing the woman named as Natalina Angok, 32, of Geelong, whose body was found at the corner of a dead-end laneway. | |
Bell sat in the dock of Melbourne magistrates court on Thursday with a lowered head as his lawyer, Steven Pica, said the accused, a schizophrenic, had been unmedicated for a long time. | |
He had been released from a mental inpatient facility “only a week ago”, after staying for a week, the court was told. | He had been released from a mental inpatient facility “only a week ago”, after staying for a week, the court was told. |
Woman's body found on Little Bourke Street in Melbourne's Chinatown | Woman's body found on Little Bourke Street in Melbourne's Chinatown |
Magistrate Cathy Lamble said Bell was a “diagnosed schizophrenic” who needed to take the antipsychotic drug Seroquel. | Magistrate Cathy Lamble said Bell was a “diagnosed schizophrenic” who needed to take the antipsychotic drug Seroquel. |
“His mental health needs should be assessed as soon as possible,” she said. | “His mental health needs should be assessed as soon as possible,” she said. |
He was remanded to appear in the same court on Friday for a filing hearing. | He was remanded to appear in the same court on Friday for a filing hearing. |
An autopsy was conducted overnight to determine Angok’s cause of death. The results are yet to be made public. | |
She was found at the intersection of Little Bourke Street and Celestial Avenue just after 6.30am on Wednesday. | She was found at the intersection of Little Bourke Street and Celestial Avenue just after 6.30am on Wednesday. |
Detectives quickly declared her death suspicious after a passerby found her lifeless. | Detectives quickly declared her death suspicious after a passerby found her lifeless. |
Crisis support services can be reached 24 hours a day: Lifeline 13 11 14; Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 | Crisis support services can be reached 24 hours a day: Lifeline 13 11 14; Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 |
Crisis support services can be reached 24 hours a day: Lifeline 13 11 14; Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 | Crisis support services can be reached 24 hours a day: Lifeline 13 11 14; Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 |
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