Warning: This story contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who has died.
A man has been charged with the murder of 21-year-old Jayda Lou-Eve Allen Bonner.
The Yagera woman was found deceased in a fifth-floor apartment in a complex on Cardigan Street in the inner-north suburb of Carlton at about 1.45 am on Saturday after emergency services were called.
Victoria Police allege Liban Ali, 31, who turned himself in on Tuesday morning, knew the deceased. It is understood the pair had lived with each other for two years.
On Wednesday afternoon, homicide detectives announced they had charged Mr Ali with murder.
He appeared briefly in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Wednesday evening.
Police asked for 16 weeks to prepare their brief of evidence for the case. The prosecutor noted the extensive amount of material that needs to be examined, including CCTV footage and an ongoing, "highly complex" autopsy examination.
Mr Ali will next appear in court in January. Whilst he was remanded in custody, Magistrate Malcolm Thomas indicated he may apply for bail at a later date in the Supreme Court.
There has been an outpouring of grief following the 21-year-old's death.
A smoking ceremony is planned at the Lygon Street housing towers over the weekend before a march to state Parliament demanding an end to violence against women.
Following the 31-year-old man's arrest on Tuesday, Jayda's Aunty, Kelly Carter-Bell, told Nine News: "I want people to understand the person Jayda was and the beautiful light she was."
"She's had a really difficult, hard life. But was so, so, so loved."
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