Dead 19-year-old found in fridge: Sugar daddy arrested

Melbourne (Australia) - The gruesome murder of a 19-year-old woman has shaken Australia. The young woman was killed by her 53-year-old sugar daddy and her body thrown on a garbage dump. Two men have been arrested.

Isla Bell was only 19 years old.
Isla Bell was only 19 years old.  © Screenshot: Facebook

42 days of hope and fear. Now an Australian family has to live with a terrible certainty, reports the ABC. 19-year-old Isla Bell is dead.

The young woman was last seen on October 4, two days later Isla wrote to a friend on Snapchat that she had found "the best Russian sugar daddy". The man would "shower her with gifts" and had saved her from "sex traffickers". It was supposed to be the 19-year-old's last sign of life.

The police are certain: Isla Bell died on the night of October 7, beaten to death by Marat G. (53), a Russian citizen. Footage from a surveillance camera shows shocking scenes: The Russian brutally pushes Isla onto the kitchen floor and beats the petite woman.

What happened next was reconstructed by the investigators in painstaking police work: After the bloody deed, Marat G. called his buddy Eyal Y. (57). They cleaned the apartment thoroughly. A week later, the two men loaded a refrigerator which, according to the police, was wrapped in transparent plastic foil and sealed at the edges with black tape.

At this point, Isla is already sorely missed by her mother Justine. In emotional words, the worried woman addresses the public: "Isla, you are deeply and dearly loved by so many people, and your family and friends are so distraught, darling."

The cruel murder of Isla must not go unpunished.
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Until the very end, Justine Spokes (right) hoped that Isla would return safe and sound. Now she is mourning the loss of her beloved daughter.
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Marat G. (53, l.) is said to have killed the young woman. His buddy Eyal Y. (57) is said to have helped dispose of the body.
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Isla Bell beaten to death and disposed of like garbage

The suspects drove the fridge containing the dead Isla to a property on the outskirts of Melbourne, where they loaded the appliance into a rented van. Residents would later recall a "foul odor" that attracted flies.

Both men were already suspected of having something to do with the disappearance of the 19-year-old.

On November 18, Isla Bell's dead body was found at a garbage dump. One day later, G. and Y. were arrested.

Now Isla's relatives have to live with the terrible loss. "She loved gardening, she loved being in the water and in nature, she cared deeply about the environment, and she was passionate about fighting for climate justice and social justice," said Tom Hope, who now has to bury his beloved niece.