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Australian reality TV star charged with decapitating boyfriend
Australian reality TV star charged with decapitating boyfriend

Telegraph

timean hour ago

  • Telegraph

Australian reality TV star charged with decapitating boyfriend

Police are seeking the head of an alleged murder victim after a former reality television star was accused of murdering and decapitating her boyfriend. Officers discovered the burnt and dismembered remains of Julian Story, 39, on the bathroom floor of an apartment in the coastal city of Port Lincoln last Tuesday when responding to reports of a small fire. Tamika Sueann-Rose Chesser, a 34-year-old former contestant on Beauty and the Geek Australia, was arrested two days later and charged with murder. Police found Ms Chesser sitting in the back garden of the property 'in a catatonic and unresponsive state,' according to court documents. Ms Chesser, a model and actress, is also charged with disposing of human remains to pervert the course of justice and assaulting a police officer. Detectives have issued an appeal to the public to find Mr Story's missing head which they said was removed after his alleged murder on June 17 at approximately midnight. Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke, in a press conference on Friday, said: 'While I won't provide any further detail about that at this time, I can tragically say that we have not recovered the head of Julian Story.' 'I can only imagine, and I want you to imagine, the grief this news is causing Julian's family. 'Recovering Julian's head to return it to his family so they can have a peaceful outcome, have a funeral and lay him to rest is a really important aspect for us.' Detective Superintendent Fielke said there was no obvious motive at this stage and Ms Chesser was compliant at the time of the arrest. Police have released CCTV footage and still images to the public of a woman alleged to be Ms Chesser walking through Port Lincoln with her dogs after the alleged murder in the hope of determining where the head may have been hidden. The woman can be seen dressed in full body black dress and a black head covering, and walking down the pavement with three dogs. 'I'm appealing to local residents to review CCTV or dash cam footage which they may have, which may assist the investigation,' Superintendent Fielke said. A court order anonymising the identity of Ms Chesser was lifted on Friday in Adelaide Magistrates Court by Magistrate Ben Sale. The suppression order, which had also prevented the publication of the alleged circumstances of his death and the investigation. Ms Chesser, who appeared in court via video link on Friday, was refused bail when she first appeared last week and is being held under a mental health detention order. She will next appear for a committal hearing in December. The bereaved family of Mr Story has thanked police, emergency workers, family, friends and the community for their support. 'We are navigating an unimaginable loss, and your care has brought comfort amid the chaos,' the family said in a statement. Kiya-May Chesser, the defendant's sister, said her family has been left reeling from reports their loved one had been charged with her murder. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, she said: 'Please report how my sister is in a mental psychosis... This is not her... She would never do these things.' She added that her sister had experienced a 'life of trauma and abuse, and now this – it has fried her brain'. Ian Parrott, the South Australia Police assistant commissioner, said there were a lot of unanswered questions in the investigation and it was a complex crime scene 'so it will take some time to understand the exact nature of what's occurred'.

EXCLUSIVE The chilling final call Beauty and the Geek star made to her sister before she allegedly murdered her boyfriend
EXCLUSIVE The chilling final call Beauty and the Geek star made to her sister before she allegedly murdered her boyfriend

Daily Mail​

time8 hours ago

  • Daily Mail​

EXCLUSIVE The chilling final call Beauty and the Geek star made to her sister before she allegedly murdered her boyfriend

The sister of former Beauty and the Geek star Tamika Chesser has shared details of the final phone call they shared before the 34-year-old was charged with murder. Chesser was arrested on June 19 after police responded to reports of a small fire at the Port Lincoln home she shared with 39-year-old Julian Daniel Story. But when emergency services arrived, they found Mr Story dismembered and missing his head on the bathroom floor of the apartment. Chesser was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. She is currently being held in James Nash House, a mental health facility. The reality star's sister, Kiya-May Chesser, told Daily Mail Australia on Saturday her family were reeling from reports their loved one had been charged. 'Please report how my sister is in a mental psychosis,' Kiya-May said. 'This is not her... She would never do these things.' Kiya-May added that Chesser had experienced a 'life of trauma and abuse, and now this - it has fried her brain'. 'She called me on the 10th of this month to save her animals because one pooed on the floor… he's a drug cook and not in a good mind space himself. 'In their short time together we would be on the phone to her while he was going off in the background. There is more to this story.' Kiya-May said 'a lot has happened' in Chesser's life since she appeared on Beauty and the Greek and 'in the past five years she's become very mentally ill'. 'This is a loss not only for Julian's family but ours too,' she said. In addition to the murder charge, Chesser was also charged with assaulting police and with knowingly performing an act or omission intending to result in human remains being less likely to be found for the purposes of concealing the commission of an offence relating to the human remains, court documents state. Detective Darren Fielke told a press conference it was 'crucial' Mr Story's head was returned to his family so they could hold a funeral. 'We have not recovered the head of Julian Story,' he told reporters. Police released CCTV images and video which showed Chesser walking three dogs and carrying a bag while apparently wearing a Hijab-style head covering. In an effort to find Mr Story's head, officers are appealing to the public for help in tracking Chesser's movements in the week of the alleged murder, particularly between midnight on Tuesday night (June 17) and the report of the fire at 3.30 pm on Thursday afternoon (June 19). 'We know that Tamika did not drive a vehicle and regularly walked around the township of Port Lincoln,' Det Fielke said. A spokesperson for Mr Story's family thanked police and first responders for their 'compassion and professionalism during this devastating time'. 'We are navigating an unimaginable loss, and your care has brought comfort amid the chaos,' the spokesperson said. 'We are also deeply grateful to our family and friends and this extraordinary community whose kindness and support have helped carry us through. Your prayers, presence, and quiet strength mean more than words can say.' A neighbour noticed black smoke coming from the property about 1.30pm on June 19 and asked Chesser, who appeared outside, what she was doing. 'Nothing,' she allegedly replied, before taking her dogs for a walk. The neighbour grew concerned about the fire and took a bucket of water over to the home, entering through the back door, the documents state. Police will allege Chesser murdered Mr Story around midnight on June 17. Chesser sported a shaved head as she appeared in court via a video link from James Nash House, a mental health facility, at a suppression order hearing on Friday. She first appeared in court last week, where she was refused bail. A committal hearing has been scheduled for December. Chesser was the runner-up on the 2010 season of Beauty and the Geek and later modelled for men's magazines including Playboy, Ralph and FHM.

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