Eurydice Dixon endured a life of tragedy before she was allegedly raped and murdered by a 19-year-old autistic man.
The 22-year-old was found dead in Melbourne’s Princes Park in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Ms Dixon’s mother Kate Walters, was a heroin addict and her father Jeremy Dixon was a radical political activist, The Australian reported.
At the age of just seven, police knocked on the door of Ms Dixon’s family home with the news her mother had been found dead in a shopping centre.
Thousands of people are expected to pay tribute to murdered 22-year-old Eurydice Dixon at Princes Park
Mr Dixon, a ‘very good man’, was left to look after his children, including Ms Dixon, alone.
Comedian Kieran Butler told the publication Ms Dixon had a ‘hard time’ growing up and was bullied.
‘She was young, like 19, and she was talking about subjects that nobody talks about when they’re 19,’ he explains.
Floral tributes at the park where the rising comedian was raped and murdered after performing at a show in Melbourne, are growing
‘She had a f..king hard time (growing up). By her own admission she was a strange sort of unit. And so she got bullied and she had a tough life at home. There’s been tragedy in her past.’
Floral tributes at the park where the rising comedian was killed are going, and thousands are expected to pay tribute in coming days.
A vigil has been organised for Monday evening at the park, aimed at reclaiming the public space where Ms Dixon was found.
Her accused killer, Jaymes Todd, handed himself into police on Wednesday night and was charged over the alleged murder and sexual assault on Thursday morning
Friends of Ms Dixon say the vigil service will send a message to women that they deserve to feel safe, Yahoo Seven reported.
She left Highlander Bar in Melbourne’s central business district with her boyfriend of four months Tony Magnuson – shortly after she finished performing a comedy show at the popular venue at around 10.30pm.
Insisting on walking alone after enjoying a Dr Pepper and a protein bar, Ms Dixon blew a kiss to her boyfriend and began the short journey home, the Herald Sun reported.
A message left at the memorial at Princes Park in Carlton, Melbourne read ‘we will remember you’
Ms Dixon left Highlander Bar in Melbourne’s central business district with her boyfriend of four months Tony Magnuson
‘I’m almost home safe, HBU [how about you],’ she wrote to Mr Magnuson at about midnight. But she would never make it home.
Her accused killer, Jaymes Todd, handed himself into police on Wednesday night and was charged over the alleged murder and sexual assault on Thursday morning.
The 19-year-old has been remanded in custody to reappear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on October 3.
Victoria Police will spend Saturday at the park to talk to the public about safety.
‘Victoria Police would like to reassure the community that they can go about their usual business,’ the force said in a statement.
‘As police, it is our role to provide people with both reassurance but also tips on how we can all stay safe in our community.’
Officers will be at the park, north of Carlton, from 10am to 2pm on Saturday along with counsellors and support people from the Red Cross and Victorian Council of Churches.
Ms Dixon blew a kiss to her boyfriend and began the short journey home. She never made it
Ms Dixon left Highlander Bar in Melbourne’s central business district shortly after 10.30pm following a comedy gig
Well-known in the inner city Melbourne arts community, Ms Dixon (pictured, right) performed to capacity crowds at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in March and April
Pictured is Ms Dixon’s body being removed from the park in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North