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Oz girl charged for Indian’s killing

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A teenage girl was charged with murder in Australia on Monday for killing an Indian student she had met through a dating app.

Jamie Lee Dolheguy, 18, was arrested last week over an attack on Maulin Rathod at her home in Sunbury on Monday, which left him with fatal injuries. The 25-year-old student died in a hospital the following day.

Dolheguy sat impassivel­y with her head slightly down as she appeared before the Melbourne Magistrate­s Court via a video link from custody.

The teenager was charged with attempted murder, intentiona­lly causing serious injury and recklessly causing serious injury after her arrest, and also faced a charge of murder.

Dolheguy and Rathod reportedly met through a dating app and decided to meet each other.

She was remanded to custody to appear before the court again on November 19.

The Indian mission here confirmed that the Indian is in constant touch with his family in India and local friends as well as relevant Australian authoritie­s. "Considerin­g the unusual circumstan­ces surroundin­g the tragic death, the Australian authoritie­s would need to complete extra-legal formalitie­s before the mortal remains are released, and hence the transporta­tion of the mortal remains of Maulin back to India may take slightly longer time," the Indian Consulate here said.

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