Members of public asked not to attend search for the body, nearly four months after Murphy was last seen
A new search has been launched in the Ballarat area nearly four months after Samantha Murphy was last seen alive.A new search has been launched in the Ballarat area nearly four months after Samantha Murphy was last seen alive.Police have launched a new search to find the body of the missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy, with detectives scouring areas of the regional Victorian city on Wednesday.
“Police are undertaking a targeted search in the Ballarat area today as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Samantha Murphy,” police said. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupVictoria police said since Murphy’s disappearance detectives had conducted a range of inquiries and small-scale searches as part of the investigation., about 11km south of the regional city. Searches have also focused on the Woowookarung regional park, known by locals as the Canadian forest, on the south-eastern fringe of Ballarat.
Murphy’s husband, Michael, issued an emotional plea after police charged Stephenson, saying he hoped the 22-year-old had information that would help police find the body. Police have not disclosed if they know how Murphy was killed but the commissioner, Shane Patton, alleged it was an “intentional act”.Murphy’s family reported the mother of three missing when she did not return home from a 7am run on Sunday 4 February. She had told family and friends she planned to go for a 14km run.
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