Samantha Murphy: Victoria police allege man murdered Ballarat woman in ‘deliberate attack’

Man, 22, faced court on one count of murder on Thursday, a month after 51-year-old was last seen leaving home

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The 22-year-old man charged with the murder of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy allegedly killed her in a deliberate attack" on the day she went missing a month ago, police say.

The Scotsburn man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in the Ballarat magistrates court on Thursday afternoon, charged with one count of murder.

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