Monique Lezsak: 51-year-old man under police guard in hospital charged with Kassan Gardens stabbing
Man, 51, under guard in hospital charged with murder of professional bodybuilder found dead next to her 10-year-old daughter
- Bodybuilder Sven Lindemann, 51, charged with murder
- Fatal stabbing of 39-year-old mother Monique Lezsak
- Lindemann currently under police guard Hopital
A man has been charged with murder following a stabbing incident in southeastern Melbourne that left a woman dead.
Sven Lindemann, 51, faces Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday after the death of 39-year-old Monique Lezsak.
The Endeavor Hills man was under police guard in hospital with “life-threatening” injuries to the upper body.
He is seen as the murdered woman’s new boyfriend.
Lindemann will appear in court Saturday on charges of the murder of Monique Lezsak, 39, (pictured) who was stabbed to death at around 7:30am Tuesday morning at a house in Kassan Gardens
Police were called to the home after reports of an altercation between a man and a woman (pictured)
Police questioned Lindemann after she was called to a house in Kassan Gardens around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning following reports of an altercation.
Ms. Lezsak was pronounced dead at the scene and her 10-year-old daughter was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Her shattered ex-partner Jye Carter described her to reporters as a “beautiful person” and a devoted mother to their son and daughter.
Lindemann (photo, right) and Mrs. Lezsak (photo, left) are said to have had a relationship
‘[She was] the most amazing mother and kindest human being on the planet,” said friend Jacqueline Schwarcz The age on Wednesday.
Ms Lezsak’s 10-year-old daughter is in a stable condition in hospital as she recovers from minor injuries, and was hailed as a hero after she was cut in the arm trying to save her mother.
Lindemann was also charged with recklessly causing injury.
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