A second person charged with the murder of a mother-of-two found dead after a horrific house fire is understood to be the alleged victim’s ex-wife.
Krystal Marshall, 38, was found dead by emergency services at her home in the Adelaide suburb of Aldinga Beach after a house fire on October 20 last year.
A 48-year-old man was previously charged with murder and arson a day after Krystal’s body was found.
A breakthrough came Thursday when detectives arrested a 29-year-old Para Hills West woman.
She was charged with one count of murder, desecration of human remains and arson and remanded in custody to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday.
The woman charged on Thursday is understood to be Krystal’s ex-wife Anastasia Marshall. The Adelaide Advertiser reported.
A second person charged with the murder of mother-of-two Krystal Marshall (pictured) has been revealed to be his ex-wife, Anastasia Marshall.
It is understood that Anastasia Marshall (left) has been charged with the murder of his ex-wife Krystal Marshall (right).
Police revealed Thursday that an anonymous report to Crime Stoppers three days after Krystal’s body was found provided information that led to the Para Hills West woman’s arrest.
Both people arrested and charged with Krystal’s death know each other.
Police allege that Krystal was murdered on October 19 and the house was burned down the next day.
“The allegation will be that those two people together, and those two people alone, are responsible for Krystal’s death,” Detective Superintendent Des Bray told reporters.
Police are hoping to hear back from the anonymous caller who contacted Crime Stoppers with an online report at 5:25 pm on October 22.
‘That person passed on specific knowledge regarding the murder and who might be responsible. “It is very important to the investigation that that person contacts and asks to speak to Major Crime,” Detective Superintendent Bray said.
“We had 15 or 16 Crime Stoppers reports, but that was the only report that detailed specific, intimate knowledge of the crime,”
Police have also appealed to anyone who may have seen or heard anything in the vicinity of the Barracoota Crescent home around 3.30pm on Friday 20 October, including any dashcam or CCTV footage obtained which may be relevant to the research.
Police have also appealed for information about two vehicles seen in the area.
The first is a blue Holden Astra that stopped outside a house on Barracoota Crescent and spoke to a person on October 19.
A person left the premises to speak with the driver before leaving.
The second was a large white van that was on the street on October 20 around the fire that started and watched for a while before driving away.
The driver is described as having facial hair and was wearing an orange turban, a green high-visibility vest and dark pants.
Police also want to speak to the driver of a blue Holden Astra (pictured) seen in the area on the day of the fire.
South Australian police want to speak to the driver of a white delivery van (pictured) seen in the area on October 20.
Police allege that Krystal Marshall, a mother of two, may have died a day before her body was found inside her home.
Detective Superintendent Bray stressed that the relevance of the vehicle to the case is still unclear at this stage.
Firefighters were called to the home, south of Adelaide, on October 19 after neighbors saw black smoke coming from it.
Krystal was unable to escape and firefighters found her body in her room after the fire was extinguished.
There he lived with his ex-wife, his two children and a friend.
Two dogs and a cat were rescued from the burning house by neighbors, who didn’t realize Krystal was also inside.
Krystal’s friends created a Go Fund Me page to support her two children and family left behind.
“Krystal wasn’t just Krystal, she was a daughter, a mother, a wife, a sister, an aunt, a friend or a neighbor and she touched the hearts of many who knew her,” he said.
“Unfortunately, Krystal leaves behind two beautiful daughters… who are still coming to terms with the loss of their mother.”
Emergency services workers at the scene of the fire at Aldinga Beach, Adelaide.