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Sky News AU
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Beauty and the Geek star, 34, charged with grisly murder of partner identified as 2010 runner-up Tamika Chesser
A reality TV star accused of the grisly murder of her partner in Port Lincoln has been identified. Tamika Chesser, 34, who starred in the Seven series Beauty and the Geek in 2010, appeared in court on Friday, charged with the murder of Julian Daniel Story. Chesser sported a shaved head as she appeared in court via a videolink from mental health facility James Nash House, according to Daily Mail Australia. She was refused bail by Magistrate Ben Sale at the hearing, and a committal hearing was scheduled for December. Chesser, who was runner-up on her season of Beauty and the Geek, has also modelled for men's magazines including Playboy, Ralph and FHM. MORE TO COME
9 News
13 hours ago
- 9 News
Former Beauty and the Geek contestant accused of murdering her partner
Former Beauty and the Geek contestant Tamika Chesser has been accused of murdering her partner after a fire at a home in South Australia Julian Story's body was found at the couple's home on the Flinders Highway in Port Lincoln after reports of a small fire about 3.35pm on June 19. Chesser, 34, was arrested at the scene. Tamika Chesser has been accused of murder. (Nine) She was charged with murdering Story between June 16 and 19, disposing of human remains to pervert the course of justice and assaulting a police officer. 9News can now reveal Chesser's identity after Magistrate Ben Sale lifted a suppression order on her identity in Adelaide Magistrates Court this morning. She appeared in court via video link today and was refused bail when she first appeared last week via a bedside hearing. She is being held under a mental health detention order. Tamika Chesser appeared on Beauty and the Geek at age 20 in 2010. (AAP) Sale lifted the suppression order, which had also prevented the publication of Story's name, the alleged circumstances of his death and the investigation. Chesser will reappear at a committal hearing in December. She appeared on the reality TV show Beauty and the Geek in 2010, placing second. Police will give an update on the investigation later today. More to come. - Reported with AAP
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Identity of reality television murder accused revealed
The identity of a former Beauty and the Geek contestant charged with murder has been revealed after a court lifted a suppression order. In the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday, Magistrate Ben Sale revoked the order that prevented the name and image of reality TV contestant Tamika Sueann-Rose Chesser from being published. Chesser, 34, was arrested on June 19 after the body of Julian Daniel Story was found at the couple's home at Port Lincoln, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. She was charged with murdering Mr Story between June 16 and 19, disposing of human remains to pervert the course of justice and assaulting a police officer. 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. Mr Sale lifted the suppression order, which had also prevented the publication of Mr Story's name, the alleged circumstances of his death and the investigation. Chesser will reappear at a committal hearing in December. Police found Mr Story's body after firefighters were called to the Flinders Highway property to investigate reports of a blaze. After Chesser's arrest, SA Police Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott 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". In 2010, Chesser finished second in the second series of the reality TV show Beauty and the Geek, in which "beauties" and "geeks" seek love and a cash prize. Her Instagram profile says she is a model and actress.
ABC News
13 hours ago
- ABC News
Former Beauty and the Geek contestant accused of Port Lincoln murder
A former reality TV contestant accused of murdering her partner in Port Lincoln last week, has appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court where a suppression order on her identity has been lifted. Tamika Chesser, who was a contestant on Beauty and the Geek in 2010, appeared in court today via video link from psychiatric facility James Nash House. The 34-year-old was arrested and charged with murder last Thursday after a man's remains were found at a unit. Court documents obtained by the ABC say Ms Chesser was arrested after a neighbour alerted authorities to a fire at her unit. She will return to court again in December. Police are due to speak on the case this afternoon.
Daily Mail
14 hours ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Unmasked: Former Beauty and the Geek star accused of grisly murder of her partner in Port Lincoln is identified
Former Beauty and the Geek star Tamika Chesser is the woman accused of the grisly murder of her partner in Port Lincoln, it can now be revealed. The 34-year-old was arrested on Thursday after police responded to reports of a small fire at the South Australia home she shared with her partner. But when emergency services arrived, they found the body of a man inside. Chesser was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder. It is understood she had only moved in with the man a few months earlier. Her identity was revealed on Friday after Magistrate Ben Sale lifted a suppression order allowing her name and face to be made public. Chesser sported a shaved head as she appeared in court via a videolink from mental health facility James Nash House. She first appeared in court last week where she was refused bail, with a committal hearing scheduled for December.
