In a series of tragic events in the Ballarat region, three women have been murdered in the past two months, leading to widespread concern and a call to action from local authorities. Among the victims, 23-year-old Hannah McGuire was found dead in a burnt-out car in bushland near Ballarat. A 21-year-old man from Ballarat has been charged with her murder and faced the devastated family in court. The incident has sparked an outcry and tributes for Hannah, remembered for her bright personality and kind heart. In a separate but equally disturbing case, 18-year-old Lily Sullivan was strangled and pushed into a pond by 31-year-old Lewis Haines after she rejected his advances in 2021. Haines has been sentenced to a minimum of 23 years in prison. The mayor of Ballarat has issued a plea in light of these horrifying incidents, highlighting the urgent need for measures to prevent such crimes.
Three alleged murders of women at the hands of male perpetrators in the past two months in the Ballarat region has sparked a plea from the mayor. > https://t.co/a290lPqvrJ https://t.co/FdtqX9dtZV
The family of Hannah McGuire cried as her accused killer faced court in Ballarat. The 23-year-old’s body was found in a burnt-out car. https://t.co/aHgfYHTYZc
The young man accused of murdering 23-year-old Hannah McGuire, whose body was found in bushland near Ballarat on Friday, has faced her devastated family in court. https://t.co/9BnBvKMwtN
A 21-year-old Ballarat man has been charged with murder after Hannah McGuire, 23, was found dead in bushland in central Victoria. https://t.co/F9OKk39vZm
JUST IN: Tributes are pouring in for the ‘bright’ young woman with a ‘heart of gold’ whose body was found in a burnt-out car in bushland on Friday. #TheNightly https://t.co/NmJteZnf4e
A young woman whose remains were discovered in a burnt-out car near Ballarat has been remembered as a “sweet and kind-hearted” person as a man remains in police custody. > https://t.co/Abv0BQcO6J https://t.co/8EqStTzXAf
Two men are being interviewed by police after a woman’s body was found near a remote dirt road in regional Victoria outside of Ballarat. https://t.co/HZqlbrEgvL
Two men have been arrested after a young woman was found dead in bushland near Ballarat, in central Victoria. https://t.co/rHya9WH4C5
Two men have been arrested after the body of a 23-year-old woman was found near Ballarat. https://t.co/mGAmBnFhWe
Two men have been arrested after a woman’s body was found just outside of Ballarat, in the rural town of Scarsdale. > https://t.co/Abv0BQcO6J https://t.co/49gOLTys3K
CCTV footage from 2021 shows 18-year-old Lily Sullivan and 31-year-old Lewis Haines before he strangled her and pushed her into a pond after she rejected his advances. He was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years in prison. The teenager’s mother, Anna Sullivan, said she wished she… https://t.co/cejjVSXJA0