{
  "id": 17735869,
  "title": "Reality TV contestant 'mentally incompetent' to commit murder, report finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/reality-tv-contestant-mentally-incompetent-to-commit-murder-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:17:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-02/tamika-chesser-mental-fitness-report-julian-story-murder/107336588"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A private psychiatric report has concluded that former Beauty and the Geek contestant Tamika Chesser was provisionally mentally incompetent at the time of murdering her partner, Julian Story, and destroying his remains to pervert the course of justice, according to a court hearing in South Australia. Chesser, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, appeared via video link in the South Australia Supreme Court. The body of 39-year-old Story was discovered in their Port Lincoln unit in June 2025, followed by the discovery of his severed head in scrubland a month later. Prosecutors and defense now seek a further report into Chesser's mental competence, with the report expected to take between three and five months to complete. Justice Adam Kimber, presiding over the hearing, expressed optimism that the report would be finalized sooner.",
  "summary": "A private psychiatric report has found former Beauty and the Geek contestant Tamika Chesser \"provisionally mentally incompetent\" to have murdered her partner, with prosecution and defence lawyers now seeking a further report to determine her fitness to stand trial.",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Beauty and the Geek contestant Tamika Chesser was mentally incompetent at time of murder.",
    "Julian Story's body and severed head found in Port Lincoln unit and scrubland.",
    "Justice Adam Kimber optimistic report on Chesser's mental competence will be completed soon."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The reliance on private psychiatric findings to challenge criminal responsibility shifts the focus of the prosecution toward determining whether mental incapacity can negate intent in violent crimes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}