警方在2024年的Samantha Murphy失踪案中搜查了Enfield州公园,涉嫌谋杀;Patrick Stephenson, 23岁,被指控,不认罪。 Police search Enfield State Park in 2024 disappearance case of Samantha Murphy, suspected murdered; Patrick Stephenson, 23, charged, pleads not guilty.

警方正在恩菲尔德州立公园进行新一轮搜寻，该公园距离巴拉瑞特以南30公里，正在调查2024年失踪事件。萨曼莎是一位51岁的三个孩子的母亲，于2月4日在一次越野跑中失踪。 Police are conducting a new search at Enfield State Park, 30km south of Ballarat, in the ongoing investigation into the 2024 disappearance of Samantha Murphy, a 51-year-old mother of three who vanished during a trail run on February 4. 监控录像显示 那天早上她离家出走时 穿着一身棕色和黑色的紧身裤 Surveillance footage shows her leaving home that morning wearing a maroon singlet and black running tights. 据报告,她因未参加早午餐而失踪。 She was reported missing after failing to attend a brunch. 当局认为她已经死亡 并怀疑她犯规 Authorities believe she is deceased and suspect foul play. 2024年3月,Patrick Stephenson, 23岁,当地人,以前与Murphy没有任何联系,被指控谋杀她,据称在Clear山附近袭击她;他表示不认罪,要求快速审判。 In March 2024, Patrick Stephenson, a 23-year-old local with no known prior connection to Murphy, was charged with her murder, allegedly attacking her near Mount Clear; he has pleaded not guilty and requested a fast-tracked trial. 警方在5月在Buninyong-Mt Mercer路附近找到一部手机, Police recovered a phone near Buninyong-Mt Mercer Road in May, close to where her phone last registered. 目前由失踪人员小组牵头的搜索工作于星期三开始,星期四继续,警察敦促公众不要参加。 The current search, led by the Missing Persons Squad, began Wednesday and continues Thursday, with police urging the public not to attend.