Samantha Murphy has been remembered at a touching vigil in Ballarat on Friday evening where hundreds of people gathered to pay tribute to the mother-of-three.
Samantha Murphy has been remembered at a touching vigil in Ballarat on Friday evening where hundreds of people gathered to pay tribute to the mother-of-three. The community came together at Eureka Memorial Stockade Park in the Victorian city at 7pm for the public vigil, not far from where the 51-year-old was last seen alive.
Photographs of Ms Murphy were placed on a small table next to small bunches of flowers with a book for people to sign and share their messages of condolences. Ballarat community members shared messages of condolences in a book at the vigil. Picture: Mark Stewart, NCALater in the evening as the sun set over the park, the crowd raised their mobile phones with flashlights - while others held up candles - in a moving tribute to honour the Ballarat mother. launched a major ground search for any signs of Ms Murphy in bushland around Ballarat. Ms Murphy left her Eureka Street home in Ballarat East about 7am on Sunday, February 4, to go for a run in the Canadian State Forest. On Thursday, 22-year-old Scotsburn man Patrick Stephenson was charged with one count of murder. Ms Murphy's body has not yet been found. Some people brought flowers to pay their respects to the mother-of-three. Picture: Brendan Beckett, NCA Volunteers had last month gathered in the Eureka Memorial Stockade Park to launch a massive ground search for Samantha Murphy. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling The 'Ground Crew Samantha Murphy' Facebook page - which has been dedicated to the search for Ms Murphy - announced details of the vigil in a post on Friday. "We are deeply saddened to confirm that an individual has been charged with the murder of Samantha Murphy," the Facebook post said. "This development marks a tragic turn in the search for Samantha, and our thoughts are with her family and friends during this incredibly difficult time."We are grateful for the tireless efforts of law enforcement and all those involved in the search for Samantha.Samantha Murphy was last seen leaving her home on February 4. Picture: Victoria PoliceStephenson's identity, after a court-imposed suppression order was lifted a day after he first appeared in the Ballarat Magistrates' Court. He is the son of former AFL Richmond and Geelong AFL player, Orren Stephenson, and is understood to be a former pupil of St Patricks College, a catholic boy's school in Ballarat.In a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton alleged there was a"deliberate attack" on Ms Murphy.The vigil for Samantha Murphy was held in Ballarat on Friday evening. Picture: Supplied
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