![]() ![]() Tan’s barrister, Greg Hughan, said Tan disputed the prosecution case. Zhang’s body was discovered by police during a search of landfill at Wollert in June 2021. In a statement to officers, Tan said Zhang had gone out in her pyjamas and slippers, taking her mobile phone and nothing else at about 6pm. Tan allegedly then called her close friend to tell her she was missing and the two, along with Zhang’s former husband, reported her missing to police. The following morning, after driving Zhang’s son to school, Tan allegedly returned and watch the garbage truck empty the bin, before returning it to Zhang’s home. Tan allegedly moved her body into a wheelie bin and drove to Heidelberg West and placed the bin with others out for collection. It is alleged Tan asked a friend to come to Zhang’s home in the Melbourne suburb of Epping on the night of her death, and told him they had argued and fought, and he killed her accidentally before cleaning up and putting her body in a laundry cupboard. McWilliam said the lies Tan allegedly told, the lengths to cover up her death and his involvement in it, and his attempt to flee were all pieces of a puzzle from which a clear picture emerges. I plan to keep it as nice as I can," he said.Ī spokesperson for Waste Management said the company is "sorry to learn of this unfortunate incident" and cooperating with authorities.“She was subjected to what the evidence showed is a sustained, deliberate sharp force assault including at least one stab to the area of the heart,” prosecutor Jeremy McWilliam said. "It's going to be the way that I can continue to honor grandma. Pritchett wants to make sure his grandmother’s roots continue to grow, which he plans to do by staying in her home and building that Stillwater legacy. His friends have set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs. He’s holding tight to the photos he does have of his grandmother, mostly selfies he took of them together, especially her favorite photo, which was taken after she took the train to visit him in Chicago. Roots have gone straight down into the depths of Stillwater," Pritchett said. When the house burned down, she rebuilt it in the same spot, and it's where she finished out her final days. Peterson started that legacy with her own grandma, whose home she bought. "Grandparents always tell you how proud they are, and you always wonder is that just a saying? But she'd always say, ‘You're my pride and joy, Josh,’" Pritchett said. Their bond becoming even stronger after his mom, Peterson’s daughter, passed away in 2015. Peterson was his longtime guardian and even at 81 years old, she was his sole confidant. He moved back to Stillwater from Chicago a year ago thinking he would care for his grandmother during the final years of her life but said it ended up being the other way around. She'd drive to the bank and pass them out," Pritchett explained. "She would, even just to be nice, bake cookies that she couldn't eat because she's a Celiac, and she had all these cookies and just go out and hand them to everybody (like) workers. Neighbors believe she was trying to deliver cookies to the driver at the time. Stillwater police said it's the same spot where Peterson was hit and killed by a garbage truck on the morning of April 25. Pritchett built a memorial outside their home to honor his grandmother. She was known by everyone on the block where she’s lived for 70 years. "I found her (outside) last week trying to chop a branch off that tree because it was looking a little loose from one of the storms," Pritchett joked. For the next nearly 60 years of her life, Peterson continued to embody those traits: lovely, helpful, and headstrong. ![]()
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