Rising Aussie Comedian Eurydice Dixon Raped and Murdered
Rising Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon was raped and murdered on Tuesday night in Melbourne, according to CNN.
The 22-year-old was walking home from a performance that night through a popular park but never made it home, according to multiple reports. The BBC reported that 19-year-old Jaymes Todd was charged with her rape and murder after handing himself over to police. According to law enforcement, the two did not know each other.
The Age newspaper reported that she sent a Facebook message to a friend just a few meters from her home, writing, “I’m almost home safe, HBU [how about you].”
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Her body was found on a soccer field around 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday.