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Jealous boyfriend’s unbelievable Google searches before he knifed his lover in the heart and stuffed her body in a wheelie bin – after dropping her kid at school like nothing ever happened
- Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang killed by boyfriend
- Body dumped in wheelie bin and found four months later
- Jury found Joon Seong Tan guilty of murder
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A jealous man who Googled ‘how many years for killing a person in Australia’ after dumping his girlfriend’s body in a wheelie bin has been found guilty of her murder.
Joon Seong Tan had only been dating Melbourne mum Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang, 33, for a month when he killed her in her Epping home in February 2021.
He dumped her body in a wheelie bin and drove it to Heidelberg West 15km where the bin was placed in the street alongside others for collection.
He then waited to watch the garbage truck empty Ms Zhang’s body from the wheelie bin.
In the days that followed, Tan made several chilling Google searches, including ‘how is stinky garbage disposed of in Australia’ and how years for killing in Australia.
Ms Zhang’s body was found at a garbage tip in Melbourne’s north four months later.
Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang, 33, was murdered by her boyfriend of one month – after she started seeing another man
Above, Joon Seong Tan during his interview with Victoria Police. He was found guilty of murder on Thursday after a jury took less than a day to deliberate
Tan will spend decades behind bars after a jury in Victoria’s Supreme Court took less than a day to find him guilty of murder after a month-long trial.
Dressed in a suit and tie, he showed little emotion in the dock as a translator informed him of the jury’s verdict.
The trial heard from dozens of witnesses including Ms Zhang’s friends and ex-husband.
The jury was told how Tan met Ms Zhang online in early 2021 and quickly became infatuated with her and and referred to her as his wife.
Prosecutors told jurors Tan had murdered Ms Zhang sometime between 5pm and 6pm after sharing dinner with her and her eight-year-old son.
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Ms Zhang had reportedly soured on the relationship with Tan and had started seeing another man.
Tan had seen his car parked in her driveway.
Jurors were told Tan had told a friend he believed Ms Zhang was cheating on him and if he found out that was the case he would ‘kill her, hug her and die together’.
It was alleged Tan also told a friend that he had fought with Ms Zhang and killed her accidentally, before cleaning up and moving her body to a laundry cupboard.
Jurors accepted the argument by prosecutors that Tan had then moved her body to a wheelie bin, drove it to Heidelberg West and placed it with others for collection.
Ms Zhang’s body was found at a tip in Wollert in Melbourne’s north four months later
Sinlge mum Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang (pictured) was killed inside her Melbourne home in February 2021
After driving Ms Zhang’s son to school, Tan returned and watched the garbage truck empty the bin, before returning it to Ms Zhang’s home.
Ms Zhang’s body was discovered by police during a search of a Wollert landfill site in June 2021.
She had suffered at least one stab wound to her heart.
Tan remain in custody and will face a pre-sentence hearing in the Supreme Court on June 7.
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Joon Seong Tan (pictured) faces decades behind bar after he was found guilty of murder
The court was told Tan had told a friend he believed his new girlfriend Ju Kelly Zhang (pictured) was cheating on him
