Woman charged with murder after Kiwi man Zane Meyer’s body found
Two men are accused of murdering New Zealander Zane Meyer, who was missing for more than a month before his body was found in Lysterfield. It comes after a woman was last week charged with his murder.
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Two more men have been charged over the murder of a New Zealand man whose body was found in Melbourne’s southeast last week.
The body of Zane Meyer was found in semirural land at Lysterfield last Wednesday after an investigation by missing persons squad detectives.
Nicole Anthea Anderson, who police say was known to Mr Meyer, was charged with his murder last week.
The 37-year-old Cranbourne woman has been remanded in custody.
Today, another two men have been charged with his murder.
They are a 33-year-old North Melbourne man and a 30-year-old man of no fixed place of address.
The pair will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
Mr Meyer was last heard from on May 11, sparking fears for his safety from his family as he was known to regularly contact his mum, Andrea.
Meyer also went by the name Rànbow Treè.
A close friend of Meyer’s, Lexy Brady, said he loved being out in the world and exploring and she will always remember his adventurous and kind spirit.
“Zane loved soaking up the people and admiring nature,” she told the Leader.
“He used to go to every music festival and he had knowledge about things I couldn’t even dream of. He was so smart, just like his mum and dad.
“He didn’t have a mean bone in him — and I know people probably say that, but in all the years I never saw him be horrible to anyone.
“There was a sense of adventure in everything he did.”
Detectives, who had been examining his disappearance, set up a crime scene at Lysterfield, near Nixon Rd close to where his body was found.
Meyer had been described by those who knew him as a bit of a hippy and a “funny, caring young man with a gentle heart of gold”.
He normally worked in the Victorian or New Zealand snow fields during winter and was a keen skateboarder and snowboarder.
His father Austin had made the trip from interstate and had been in Melbourne for more than a week looking for him.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit the website crimestoppersvic.com.au
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