Melbourne man is accused murdering partner with 4WD

The man charged with the murder of his partner after she was found dying outside a rural property claims her death was an accident.

Alicia Maree Little, 41, died while being treated by paramedics on Thursday in the yard of a Lavenders Lane home near Kyneton, northwest of Melbourne. 

Ms Little had extensive blunt force trauma injuries consistent with being hit by a car, a court was told on Friday, as 44-year-old Kyneton man Charles McKenzie Ross Evans was charged with murder.

Mr Evans was led by police out of Bendigo Magistrates Court on Tuesday, and was heard shouting ‘it was an accident’ before being driven away.

 

The man charged with the murder of his partner after she was found dying outside a rural property claims her death was an accident

Evans was led by police out of Bendigo Magistrates Court on Tuesday, and was heard shouting 'it was an accident' before being driven away 

Evans was led by police out of Bendigo Magistrates Court on Tuesday, and was heard shouting ‘it was an accident’ before being driven away 

A man has been charged with the murder of his partner after a woman was found dying outside a rural property on Thursday (pictured are Alicia Little and Charles Evans)

A man has been charged with the murder of his partner after a woman was found dying outside a rural property on Thursday (pictured are Alicia Little and Charles Evans)

Police raced to the property, about 100 kilometres north of Melbourne, last Thursday after receiving a frantic phone call for help following an alleged domestic violence incident.

Ms Little was unable to be saved when they arrived. 

A 4WD ute at the property was cordoned off by police tape and emergency services were filmed examining the vehicle before towing it away for forensic inspection.

Mr Evans fronted court on Tuesday, with Ms Little’s family in attendance. They reportedly stared down the man as he appeared in the dock, Nine News reported. 

He remained expressionless throughout the proceedings before the outburst as he left the building. He has been remanded in custody and will face the court again in May.

Evans fronted court on Tuesday, with Ms Little's family in attendance. They reportedly stared down the man as he appeared in the dock

Evans fronted court on Tuesday, with Ms Little’s family in attendance. They reportedly stared down the man as he appeared in the dock

Alicia Maree Little (pictured, right, with Charles Evans), 41, died while being treated by paramedics on Thursday in the yard of a Lavenders Lane home near Kyneton, northwest of Melbourne

Alicia Maree Little (pictured, right, with Charles Evans), 41, died while being treated by paramedics on Thursday in the yard of a Lavenders Lane home near Kyneton, northwest of Melbourne

Emergency services raced to the property after receiving a frantic phone call for help, but arrived too late to save Ms Little (pictured is the scene)

Emergency services raced to the property after receiving a frantic phone call for help, but arrived too late to save Ms Little (pictured is the scene)

'I've never been in trouble before and don't know what to do,' Evans told a Melbourne magistrate during a brief appearance (pictured is Ms Little)

‘I’ve never been in trouble before and don’t know what to do,’ Evans told a Melbourne magistrate during a brief appearance (pictured is Ms Little)

‘I’ve never been in trouble before and don’t know what to do,’ Evans told a Melbourne magistrate during a brief appearance.

‘I wanted to speak about everything,’ he said, but added his lawyer advised him to ‘hold off’. 

The court was told the case is one of domestic violence.

Ms Little’s grieving relatives remembered her with heartfelt posts on social media, writing: ‘Please keep the memories coming of our loving Alicia Little’.

‘It’s been very hard to take in that we have lost our sister, mother, daughter, auntie, cousin, niece and great friend to so many people, our family are heartbroken.’   

Close friend Melissa Sell broke down as she recalled speaking to Ms Little on the phone just minutes before her death, Nine News reported.

Close friend Melissa Sell (pictured) broke down as she recalled speaking to Ms Little on the phone just minutes before her death

Close friend Melissa Sell (pictured) broke down as she recalled speaking to Ms Little on the phone just minutes before her death

Detective acting Sergeant Leigh Scott Smyth said Ms Little (pictured) was treated at the scene but was unable to be resuscitated

Detective acting Sergeant Leigh Scott Smyth said Ms Little (pictured) was treated at the scene but was unable to be resuscitated

Ms Little (pictured) had injuries consistent with being hit by a car, a court was told on Friday, as 44-year-old Kyneton man Charles McKenzie Ross Evans was charged with murder

Ms Little (pictured) had injuries consistent with being hit by a car, a court was told on Friday, as 44-year-old Kyneton man Charles McKenzie Ross Evans was charged with murder

‘I can’t get my head around it, I just can’t believe it’s real,’ she said.

‘I was talking to her and then she was gone.’

‘I didn’t even think when she was on the phone to me that anything had happened.’ 

Detective acting Sergeant Leigh Scott Smyth said Ms Little was treated at the scene but was unable to be resuscitated.

The accused was arrested when he returned to the address more than an hour later.

He did not apply for bail and was remanded to appear at Bendigo Magistrates Court on January 2. 

A woman died on a rural property (pictured) in Victoria after emergency services responded to reports of an assault on Thursday afternoon 

A woman died on a rural property (pictured) in Victoria after emergency services responded to reports of an assault on Thursday afternoon 

Emergency services were called to a Lavenders Lane address in Kyneton, northwest of Melbourne

Emergency services were called to a Lavenders Lane address in Kyneton, northwest of Melbourne

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