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Boyfriend of missing Melbourne mum is charged with murder after he was arrested at the airport
- Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang was last seen at her home in Epping on February 1 at 5.30pm
- Ms Zhang’s partner Joon ‘Sam’ Seong Tan is charged with one count of murder
- Tan was arrested at 6.15pm on Wednesday allegedly trying to fly out of Australia
The boyfriend of a missing Melbourne mum has been charged with murder after police arrested at the airport while allegedly trying to leave the state.
Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang, 33, was last seen barefoot and wearing pink pajamas at her home on Winchester Avenue in Epping, in Melbourne’s north, at 5.30pm on February 1.
Ms Zhang’s partner Joon ‘Sam’ Seong Tan, 35, has now been charged with one count of murder and will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Mr Tan was arrested by police at 6.15pm on Wednesday while allegedly trying to fly interstate, The Herald Sun reports.
Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang, 33, was last seen at her home in Epping, in Melbourne’s north, at 5.30pm on February 1
After Mr Tan’s arrest police searched an area of Darebin Creek Reserve as part of their investigation on Thursday.
Mr Tan previously told detectives Ms Zhang left her eight-year-old son at home when she went for a walk with no shoes on – something police have called ‘highly unlikely’.
Mr Tan was arrested by police at 6.15pm on Wednesday while allegedly trying to leave the state
‘At the time the 33-year-old went missing, she was believed to be wearing a pink nightgown and possibly pink slippers,’ Victoria Police said.
The 35-year-old is currently still in custody ahead of his court date on Friday.
Tan told police he was with Ms Zhang and her son on the day she disappeared, and claimed she went for a walk and didn’t come back.
‘We say that is a very unlikely scenario bearing in mind that her eight-year-old son was in the house with Sam at that stage,’ Inspector Andrew Stamper said.
‘The information we have is that she would not have left her son by himself with someone who is not a family member.’
Police have urged neighbours to check their CCTV footage from the afternoon she disappeared.
After Mr Tan’s arrest police searched an area of Darebin Creek Reserve (pictured) as part of their investigation on Thursday
They are specifically looking for footage of a white Toyota Land Cruiser and a black 2008 Mazda CX9 station wagon, with registration WKE 850.
Both vehicles are believed to have travelled near Ms Zhang’s home sometime between 4pm last Monday and 8am last Tuesday.
Investigators said Ms Zhang’s disappearance is ‘extremely out of character’ and has concerns for her welfare.
Just hours before she disappeared, Ms Zhang made a post on social media that had a video of her cooking with her eight-year-old son.
Police are looking for a black 2008 Mazda CX9 station wagon with the registration WKE 850
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