A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the body of 13-year-old Layla Jeffrey was found in Donald, Victoria. Laila’s body was found on Thursday (July 09, 2026), while she was last seen on Saturday (July 4, 2026).

According to information received, Laila was last seen on Saturday, July 4 on McCracken Street in Donald, which is about 280 km north-west of Melbourne, and she was reported missing the next day.

Police found the body of the missing girl on Thursday afternoon, which was recovered after a massive search operation around Donald. Victoria Police arrested the boy on Friday (July 10, 2026) and confirmed he was charged on Saturday afternoon. He will now be presented in the children’s court.

Mother upset due to Laila’s death

On the other hand, Laila’s grieving family on Saturday talked about the grief that has surrounded them since the loss of this teenager. Her aunt Caitlin Cheyne told reporters that Laila’s mother’s condition was very bad. Caitlin Cheney said that Laila and her mother had a very nice night together. She was happy and laughing and it was just a really lovely night and I’m so glad that’s the last memory she has of her mother.

16 year old boy accused of murder

As difficult and scary as it may be, we were somewhat prepared for this outcome. We wanted him back home, but we weren’t stupid. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the body of 13-year-old Layla Jeffrey was found. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the body of 13-year-old Layla Jeffrey was found. Caitlin Cheney told that the girl had left the house early on the morning of July 4 and had left the lights on because she was planning to return.

had left the house without turning off the lights

She said that’s why we haven’t switched off the lights since then, because we were hoping that she would come in the door and apologize for scaring everyone. Her aunt described Laila as very sweet and intelligent and said that she was not a girl who would do anything strange.

Laila was proud of her looks

She said that whenever Laila liked something, she would buy the same thing for her best friend because she wanted them to have the same things. She was very proud of her looks. She was very aware of her importance and her beauty.

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