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Locals and family are in shock after a mother-of-two was allegedly bashed to death in a random attack near a busy Adelaide shopping centre.
Police and paramedics were called to Noarlunga Centre shopping precinct shortly after midnight, to find the 36-year-old woman dying from serious head injuries.
The woman was walking from the local train station to visit her father when she was allegedly attacked by a 20-year-old man, who can’t be identified for legal reasons.
“She was beautiful. She was beautiful, that’s all I can say,” the victim’s brother told 9News.
At the time the victim was attacked, the area was still a busy thoroughfare – not far from the train station or a nearby pub that was still trading.
“Why can’t we as women, be able to walk around and do what we need to do without the fear of badault or murder and being taken away from our children, why?” asked one shocked local.
“I’m a bit nervous about coming here at night now, especially at night,” another local said.
“I think they need to have more patrols out.”
Police have described the attack as an apparently random murder with no clear motive.
Chris Graham was pbading by when he saw the woman lying face down on the concrete.
“I just rolled her over and tried to stop the bleeding, but it was no use,” he said.
“I tried to apply compression but she stopped breathing the minute I turned her over.”
As those events unfolded, police confronted the suspect nearby and arrested him.
Detective Chief Inspector Scott Fitzgerald said it appeared the man and woman did know one another.
“The nature of the head injuries were quite severe and significant however there were no weapons used,” he said.
“We don’t believe it is robbery.”
The accused was held at an Adelaide hospital for several hours, undergoing forensic tests, before being taken to the police watch house and formally charged with murder.
He faced court today where the judge ordered a suppression order on his and the victim’s identities.
He did not speak during the appearance.
His next court appearance is scheduled for March next year.
© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2018
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