Hundreds march for justice over Jayda Allen Bonner's alleged murder
Three hundred people gathered Saturday after 21-year-old Jayda Allen Bonner was found dead. Her partner allegedly killed her.
Jayda Allen Bonner, 21, was found dead at an apartment on Cardigan Street, Carlton, on Saturday, October 10. A 31-year-old man was charged with her murder.
For months, Bonner had been kept isolated. Bonner's family could not see her body due to her injuries.
About 300 people gathered Saturday for a smoking ceremony. Families and friends marched to Parliament House, chanting 'not one more' and 'stop killing our women'.
On parliament steps, her aunt Kellie Carter-Bell spoke. She said Bonner had a special light that people felt when she was around.
Bonner's death is the seventh alleged killing of an Indigenous woman in Australia this year. This happened out of 55 women killed by gendered violence in 2026.
Aboriginal organisations said her death was entirely preventable. They said it showed widespread systems failure in how high-risk offenders are managed.
- 21 years old
- Victim's age
- October 10, Saturday, 1.45am
- Date found
- 7th alleged killing of Indigenous woman
- Indigenous murders in 2026
- 55 women killed
- Gendered violence deaths in 2026
Why it mattersThe march demands action on how Australia manages family violence offenders. It also calls for Indigenous women to be heard and believed.
AustraliaIndigenous women in Australia face a crisis of gendered violence, with Jayda's death the 7th alleged killing this year, prompting urgent calls for systemic change.
Corroborated bytheage.com.au·watoday.com.au
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