Overview
- Tamika Chesser, 34, faces charges of murdering her boyfriend, Julian Story, disposing of human remains and assaulting an emergency worker
- Officers discovered Story’s charred and dismembered body in a Port Lincoln apartment on June 19, with his head still missing despite extensive searches
- Chesser was found in a catatonic state in the unit’s rear yard, denied bail and remains under a mental health detention order at James Nash House
- South Australia Police have released CCTV images and urged local residents to review surveillance and dash-cam footage that may lead to the victim’s head
- Chesser is due to appear at a committal hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court in December as forensic teams continue investigating the complex case