A woman who allegedly lured a man to his death has agreed to testify against a co-conspirator.
A distraught father lashed out at the lady who was responsible for his son’s death, pleading with the court to remember him as “not just a name.”
A distraught father has cursed the woman who unknowingly lured his son to his death, wishing her a “miserable and terrible” prison sentence for her “evil betrayal.”
On Monday, Supreme Court Justice John Lovison testified and told Samantha Grace Guillerme, 26, how his life had fallen apart after the alleged murder of Jarrad, 37.
He looked at Ms. Guillerme squarely in the eyes as he testified tearfully, holding up a picture of his son.
The two of you used to spend hours talking at his house, which was also “our house,” he recalled.
We would take you places and feed you at our table. Your treachery has shattered us. Exactly what did he do? His love for you cost him his life.
The body of Jarrad Lovison was found in April of 2020 in the Moondarra State Park in the Gippsland district of Victoria.
Five weeks prior to his disappearance, the Newborough guy had told a friend that he was going out to “maybe get some” with a girl.
In the weeks after his disappearance, authorities unearthed a conspiracy in which Ms. Guillerme was involved to lure him to a distant place and “teach him a lesson,” as was testified in court.
Ms. Guillerme was originally charged with murder along with her two co-defendants, but her case was dropped to manslaughter when crown prosecutors realized she had no prior knowledge that Lovison would be killed.
Before the alleged murder, Ms. Guillerme allegedly told a co-defendant, “He wants to f… me; I can get him to come anywhere,” according to prosecutor Mark Rochford.
His body was located by following Ms. Guillerme’s cell phone around during the night.
Lovison, according to testimony presented in court, rode his bike to the isolated location to meet the defendant around 2.30 a.m. on April 16.
Jake Brown, Ms. Guillerme’s alleged 28-year-old lover, and Andrew Price, 49, who had been hidden in the woods, are accused by prosecutors of emerging from the bush and approaching the car where the couple was smoking cigarettes.
The trial for both men, who have pleaded not guilty to murder charges, is set for the middle of 2023.
Lovison was allegedly led into the woods by the men, where he was either coerced or persuaded into taking a fatal dose of the narcotic GHB.
After being instructed “it’s better if you don’t ask questions,” Ms. Guillerme allegedly drove her co-defendant away from the site.
She was her saying on a phone intercept that she hoped he would just get the “s… kicked out of him,” as evidenced by court documents.
After the trial, defense attorney John Desmond informed the judge that Ms. Guillerme had urged him to extend a “real and honest apology” to Mr. Lovison’s family.
And she’s agreed to testify against her co-accused at trial.
He argued in court that the psychology student should be given a break because she had only recently been aware of the scheme to assault Mr. Lovison.
Mr. Lovison told the court that his kid was a “gentle giant” who would give you his last five dollars if you asked.
“Dianne and I are farmers; we know what happens to a body in the bush,” he declared.
You were aware of our frantic desire for someone to come forward, and yet you did nothing.
Don’t try to convince us that you’re sorry.
A shocked audience gasped, “How could you do that to him… This is the height of evil. The man was discarded like garbage.
To be sentenced in February, Guillerme was remanded back into detention.
