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Final hours of missing Melbourne woman Isla Bell’s life captured by CCTV, police allege | Final hours of missing Melbourne woman Isla Bell’s life captured by CCTV, police allege |
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Nineteen-year-old last seen leaving her Brunswick home in October and remains yet to be formally identified have been found in Dandenong | Nineteen-year-old last seen leaving her Brunswick home in October and remains yet to be formally identified have been found in Dandenong |
The final hours of missing teen Isla Bell’s life have been captured on CCTV in the Melbourne apartment building of her alleged killer, according to court documents. | The final hours of missing teen Isla Bell’s life have been captured on CCTV in the Melbourne apartment building of her alleged killer, according to court documents. |
The documents released by the court on Wednesday afternoon detail how the 19-year-old allegedly ended up at Marat Ganiev’s St Kilda East apartment on 7 October. | The documents released by the court on Wednesday afternoon detail how the 19-year-old allegedly ended up at Marat Ganiev’s St Kilda East apartment on 7 October. |
Bell was seen leaving her home in Brunswick on 4 October but family members have said she was active on social media until three days later. | Bell was seen leaving her home in Brunswick on 4 October but family members have said she was active on social media until three days later. |
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Ganiev, 53, appeared in Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday charged with Bell’s murder. | Ganiev, 53, appeared in Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday charged with Bell’s murder. |
Eyal Yaffe, 57, from Hampton, faced a charge of assisting an offender with murder. | Eyal Yaffe, 57, from Hampton, faced a charge of assisting an offender with murder. |
Neither man was required to enter a plea to the charges, and the allegations against them are unproven. | Neither man was required to enter a plea to the charges, and the allegations against them are unproven. |
According to court documents, police allege that Ganiev told officers that he had moved Bell’s remains but denied killing her. | According to court documents, police allege that Ganiev told officers that he had moved Bell’s remains but denied killing her. |
Ganiev’s building was surrounded by a CCTV system that covered the front door and window of the apartment, according to a Victoria police summary. Bell was seen entering the apartment for the last time on 5 October and was never seen to leave again, according to police. | Ganiev’s building was surrounded by a CCTV system that covered the front door and window of the apartment, according to a Victoria police summary. Bell was seen entering the apartment for the last time on 5 October and was never seen to leave again, according to police. |
Two days later, police allege in court documents: “What appears to be a fight can be seen through a gap in the front kitchen window of Ganiev’s apartment. | Two days later, police allege in court documents: “What appears to be a fight can be seen through a gap in the front kitchen window of Ganiev’s apartment. |
“Investigators observed what appears to be Bell’s head whipping around as if she has been struck. | “Investigators observed what appears to be Bell’s head whipping around as if she has been struck. |
“She falls to the ground and Ganiev can then be seen striking her on the ground of the kitchen. | “She falls to the ground and Ganiev can then be seen striking her on the ground of the kitchen. |
“What appears to be Bell’s head can be seen rising up before being pushed back down by Ganiev’s arm.” | “What appears to be Bell’s head can be seen rising up before being pushed back down by Ganiev’s arm.” |
Bell was captured on CCTV through the same window up until 2am on 7 October, the documents said. During the next few days, Ganiev is shown allegedly cleaning the apartment. | Bell was captured on CCTV through the same window up until 2am on 7 October, the documents said. During the next few days, Ganiev is shown allegedly cleaning the apartment. |
According to the documents, a fridge wrapped in clear plastic and black tape was allegedly moved from the apartment in a trailer attached to a RAV4 by the two men and taken to Caulfield South, where it stayed until 22 October. | |
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Police allege the fridge was used to store Bell’s body. | Police allege the fridge was used to store Bell’s body. |
A neighbour reported the fridge to police because it was attracting flies and had a “foul smell”, the documents said. The trailer carrying the fridge was allegedly moved to a Bentleigh East property before being shifted to Mulgrave days later in a Hino removal van. | A neighbour reported the fridge to police because it was attracting flies and had a “foul smell”, the documents said. The trailer carrying the fridge was allegedly moved to a Bentleigh East property before being shifted to Mulgrave days later in a Hino removal van. |
The police summary alleges that a resident discovered Bell’s remains on 18 November after he removed the plastic wrapping, the fridge door swung open and a bag fell out. He believed the bag contained animal remains and dumped the fridge on a street corner near hard rubbish in Bentleigh. | The police summary alleges that a resident discovered Bell’s remains on 18 November after he removed the plastic wrapping, the fridge door swung open and a bag fell out. He believed the bag contained animal remains and dumped the fridge on a street corner near hard rubbish in Bentleigh. |
The man then placed the bag holding Bell’s remains in a residential rubbish bin before later contacting police, the court documents said. | The man then placed the bag holding Bell’s remains in a residential rubbish bin before later contacting police, the court documents said. |
Human remains, which are yet to be formally identified, were found at a waste management facility in Dandenong, in Melbourne’s outer east, on Tuesday evening, police have alleged. | Human remains, which are yet to be formally identified, were found at a waste management facility in Dandenong, in Melbourne’s outer east, on Tuesday evening, police have alleged. |
Detectives raided homes in Bentleigh East and Mulgrave on Tuesday. | Detectives raided homes in Bentleigh East and Mulgrave on Tuesday. |
Bell’s family have been notified of the discovery and police say they will be provided support services. | Bell’s family have been notified of the discovery and police say they will be provided support services. |
Her mother, Justine Spokes, had previously made emotional pleas for information about her whereabouts including at a press conference on 22 October, the day Bell would have turned 20. | Her mother, Justine Spokes, had previously made emotional pleas for information about her whereabouts including at a press conference on 22 October, the day Bell would have turned 20. |