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A 55-year-old Mannum woman has been arrested and charged with assisting an offender in relation to the disappearance and murder of Jody Meyers.
SA Police stated detectives from the Major Crime Investigation Branch arrested the lady on Monday.
Ms Meyers, 20, disappeared on August 26 and her companion, Neil Archer, was charged with her murder soon after her body was located buried in the backyard of Archer’s parents’ house at Mannum, east of Adelaide.
The woman is due to seem in the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court on Tuesday and SA Police mentioned bail was expected to be refused.
Neil Archer will return to court on February 23.
Archer’s mother, Margaret, has been charged with theft soon after allegedly making use of Ms Meyers’ bank card to withdraw money from an ATM the day after the young mother disappeared.
Anybody with data about the disappearance of Ms Meyers ought to speak to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, mannum-5238