Ex reality star charged with murder after her partner was found dead in a unit
A woman who starred on Beauty and the Geek has been charged with murder after a man's body was discovered in a home in Port Lincoln, South Australia.
Emergency services were called to the property on Flinders Highway at about 3:25pm local time on Thursday following reports of a small fire.
When crews arrived, they found a man dead inside the residence.
A 34-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder.
The Courier Mail reported on Friday that the woman was once a contestant on reality show Beauty and the Geek.
South Australia Police have confirmed the victim and the accused were known to each other and had been in a relationship.
The woman was refused police bail and remains in custody.
Detectives from the Major Crime Investigation Branch and officers from the Forensic Response Section were flown into Port Lincoln to assist local authorities with the investigation.
'I can reassure members of the community that this is not a random incident,' SA Police State Operations Service Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott told reporters.
'We understand that the female who has been arrested and the deceased male both lived at this address,' he said.
'It is still very early stages of this investigation and it's likely that the Major Crime investigators and the forensic response members will be there most of today.'
Assistant Commissioner Parrott said a cause of death had not yet been determined and no further details could be released, as the victim's family had not yet been notified.
The woman did not apply for bail and has been detained under the Mental Health Act. She is expected to return to court in December.
A suppression order preventing the publication of any information that could identify the woman, the victim, or the specific details surrounding the man's death was issued.
The suppression order is set to be reviewed by the court next week.
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