Truemors
One of my closest friends phoned last night to tell me that her son's girlfriend had been murdered. They were planning to marry and have children. Sarah had told him that she was being stalked by the person who admitted to the police that he had killed her. Here is the report in the Brisbane Courier Mail.–
By Robyn IronsideJune 07, 2008 12:00am
WHAT started as a Facebook message from a former boyfriend has ended in the gruesome murder of Sarah Elston, a talented young Brisbane artist.
'West End artist Sarah, 22, was looking forward to catching up with her former flame who contacted her on the popular social networking website. But in a crime that shocked her family and friends the free-spirited artist was found dead in her unit on Tuesday night with multiple injuries.
Neighbours heard screams during the night but did not investigate because of frequent disturbances in the street.
Friends revealed how Sarah, 22, was "happy and excited" about seeing her former boyfriend again after he got in touch with her on the internet.
"She hadn't seen him in a long time but then he contacted her via Facebook," friend Danae Walker said.
Ms Walker, who last saw Sarah only hours before her death, described her as the sort of person who would always give someone a second chance. Visit her MySpace page here
"She could always find something positive in everyone," she said.
Other friends said she was the centre of the close-knit West End alternative community and her death would leave the area a less colourful place.
The next day a 28-year-old Bowen Hills man was arrested and charged with the murder.
He made no application for bail and was remanded in custody to reappear in court next month.
"Sarah epitomised West End," another friend, Shaun van Zyl, said.
"She organised art jams all the time where a big group of us would sit around and draw and create," he said.
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