Breaking: Man charged with murder of Melbourne woman Jayda Allen Bonner

Topic:CourtsPosted Wed 14 Oct 2026 at 2:14pmWed 14 Oct 2026 at 2:14pmFriends and family left a memorial outside the Carlton apartment complex where Jayda Allen Bonner was found dead over the weekend. (ABC News: Leanne Wong)In short:Homicide detectives have charged a 31-year-old man with the murder of a Carlton woman.Jayda Allen Bonner, 21, was found dead at a Cardigan Street apartment complex on Saturday.What's next?The man will face a Melbourne Magistrates' Court later today.WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died, used with the permission of their family.A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Carlton on the weekend.Emergency services were called to an apartment complex on Cardigan Street just before 2am last Saturday, where 21-year-old Jayda Allen Bonner was found dead.Police said the accused man turned himself in to a police station early on Tuesday morning.Detectives say Ms Bonner and the 31-year-old man were known to each other.Jayda Allen Bonner, 21, was described by her aunt as a "gentle soul with a heart of gold." (Supplied)A 60-year-old man was also arrested shortly after the incident but was later released.The man will appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court later today.