Overview

• Emergency services were called at 3:35 pm on June 19 to a Port Lincoln unit after reports of a fire, uncovering the body of a man inside.
• South Australia Police arrested the 34-year-old former reality TV contestant at the scene and charged her with murder, remanding her without bail.
• Major Crime investigators and Forensic Response Section teams have been flown in to assist local officers with the ongoing investigation.
• The accused is held under the Mental Health Act and appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court via a bedside hearing; she is due to return in December.
• A suppression order bars publication of identities and case details, and neighbours describe the accused as “really nice” and recall the couple had recently moved in together.