A fourth person has been charged in relation to the death of 16-year-old schoolgirl Larissa Beilby.
Queensland Police launched an operation after the Brisbane teenager’s body was found in the back of a ute in a gated community in Stapylton on the Gold Coast on June 27.
A 32-year-old man has been charged with one count each of accessory after the fact to murder, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, supplying dangerous drugs, possession of property obtained from supply of dangerous drugs and contravening an order.
Brisbane schoolgirl Larissa Beilby (pictured) was allegedly killed and dumped in a barrel
Larissa’s father (pictured, second right) and brother (pictured, left) were among the pallbearers at a private service held on Brisbane’s northside
He is expected to appear at the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on August 29.
Three other people have already been charged in relation to Ms Beilby’s death, including her ex-boyfriend Zlatko Sikorsky, 34.
Her death shocked the nation after her body was allegedly found in a barrel 12 days after she was last seen alive.
Sikorsky has been charged with a further 16 offences and has since been accused of attempting to murder another woman.
Zlatko Sikorsky (pictured) fears retaliation from fellow inmates, according to prison sources
A prison source has told The Courier Mail that Sikorsky fears retaliation from fellow inmates and has used suicide watch to avoid contact with them.
‘He’s scared for his life,’ the source said.
Sikorsky was transferred from Brisbane Correctional Centre to Wolston, where he’s reportedly in a safety cell in the detention unit and gets a check-up every 15 minutes.
The prison source said Sikorsky could be there ‘for months’.
Prior to the relocation, Sikorsky was kept well clear of co-accused Joe Geiger at Brisbane Correctional Centre.
Larissa Beilby (pictured) was farewelled by family and friends at a private funeral
Her alleged killer Zlatko Sikorksy (pictured) was charged with a further 16 offences and has since been accused of attempting to murder another woman
Geiger claimed to media he didn’t know who Sikorksy was before a ‘friend’ brought him to his Sunshine Coast unit, where Sikorksy was holed up during a 28-hour police siege before he was arrested.
Geiger has since been charged with being an accessory.
Meanwhile, heartbreaking messages were left on Larissa’s white coffin as hundreds of mourners said their farewells, two weeks after her body was found.
Uniformed and plain clothes police joined family and friends gathered at a private service for the 16-year-old.
Zlatko Sikorsky is in Wolston Correctional Centre (pictured), where he’s reportedly checked on every 15 minutes
Larissa Beilby (pictured) was last seen alive in Brisbane’s north on June 15. Her body was found in a barrel 12 days later
Elder sister Deanna told mourners at the service her heart had been shattered and emotions destroyed by her sister’s alleged murder.
‘You were and will always be the life of our family … you were too beautiful for this world,’ she told service.
‘This isn’t a goodbye Riss, it’s a see-you-later. I’ll see you again one day and I’ll hold you so tight.’
Grieving father Peter added: ‘I will always miss her so much and I will never stop. So fly high Riss.’
Larissa Beilby’s father Peter (pictured centre) gave an emotional eulogy at her funeral on Thursday
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