Murder of Kylie Maybury

Kylie Maria Antonia Maybury

Kylie Maria Antonia Maybury
Born 1978
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died 6 November 1984
Preston, Victoria, Australia
Cause of death Homicide by asphyxiation
Body discovered Preston, Victoria, Australia
Resting place Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, Hadfield, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australian
Known for Murder victim

Kylie Maria Antonia Maybury[1] (1978 – 6 November 1984) was a 6-year-old girl from Preston, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

She was kidnapped, raped, and murdered on November 6, 1984.[2] The perpetrator of this crime has never been identified.

Abduction and murder

On the afternoon of November 6, 1984, Kylie had been sent to a convenience store to buy a bag of sugar. She was last seen going home, carrying a bag of sugar, and looking as if she were lost.[2][3] Her body was found in the gutter of a nearby street at about 00:45 that night.

She had died of asphyxiation while being raped and had suffered severe internal injuries, including vaginal trauma. The autopsy found that Valium, a strong sedative, was in her body, suggesting that she had been drugged.[4]

Investigation

Her murder received significant media coverage. In the 1990s, the Victorian Police focused their attention on Robert Arthur Selby Lowe, who had murdered Melbourne schoolgirl Sheree Beasley. DNA profiling later proved that Lowe was not responsible for Kylie's murder.

Kylie was interred at Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park. Her uncle, Mark Maybury, was a suspect in the case; he committed suicide in 1987. He was later found be innocent of the crime, and is buried in the same cemetery as Kylie.[1][2][5]

The Sun News-Pictorial front page the day after Kylie's body was found

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 "Deceased Search". gmct.com.au.
  2. 1 2 3 Moor, Keith (5 November 2014). "Six-year-old Kylie Maybury’s 1984 Melbourne Cup Day kidnap, and rape and murder, faces fresh investigation by Victoria Police". Herald Sun.
  3. ↑ "Body of girl, 6, found in gutter.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 8 November 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Mullaly, Rosemary (23 January 1986). "Murdered girl might have been drugged, coroner finds". The Age. p. 10.
  5. ↑ Moor, Keith (7 December 2014). "Cold Case Files: Victoria Police secretly starts fresh investigations into 63 unsolved murders". The Sunday Times.
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