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Jessie’s mum Judy and her Uncle Ric Troode embrace after the family made an emotional statement to the press over the death of their daughter.  Picture: Kerris Berrington
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MYSTERY: Dawesville teenager Jessie Cate’s body has been found south of Mandurah. Picture: supplied
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RECOVERY: Police at the Bouvard site where it is believed Jessie Cate’s body is buried. Picture: Daniel Wilkins
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GRIM FIND: Major Crime squad Detective Inspector Dave Bryson tells reporters of the tragic death of Dawesville teenager Jessie Cates. Picture: Kerris Berrington
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RECOVERY: Police at the Bouvard site where it is believed Jessie Cate’s body is buried. Picture: Daniel Wilkins
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RECOVERY: Police at the Bouvard site where it is believed Jessie Cate’s body is buried. Picture: Daniel Wilkins
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THE ex-boyfriend of Dawesville teenager Jessie Cate’s older sister, a 19-year-old Pinjarra man, has been charged with murder after his arrest late yesterday.

MYSTERY: Dawesville teenager Jessie Cate’s body has been found south of Mandurah. Picture: supplied
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DISTRAUGHT family members of teenager Jessie Cate have paid an emotional tribute to their ‘little angel’ and thanked the police, friends and community for their support.

Jessie’s uncle Ric Troode read a prepared statement to the media this afternoon, supported by his wife and Jessie’s mother and boyfriend.

Mr Troode thanked the police for “getting Jessie back” following their painstaking efforts to remove the 15-year-old’s body from a bush grave in the early hours of this morning.

In an emotional statement, Mr Troode told of the family’s pain in losing Jessie and restated his plea for an end to violence.

“Jessie packed so much into those 15 years and she managed to touch the hearts of thousands of people and continues to touch the hearts of thousands more in her passing,” Mr Troode said.

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“To all of Jessie’s friends you are in our hearts during this time. Our family is so grateful for all your support.

“To the wider community of Mandurah and beyond, thank you so much.

“The next few days are going to be hard. We actually get to see our little girl and saying goodbye to her is going to be even tougher.”

Mr Troode described his niece as a loving person who “never had any hatred towards anyone” and asked that Jessie’s friends not seek revenge over her death.

Yesterday, it was revealed an ex-boyfriend of Jessie’s older sister Emma, 19-year-old Kyle Rohan Garth from Pinjarra, had been charged with her murder.

Mr Troode said the family had been made aware of a planned rally outside the court at Mr Gath’s next appearance but pleaded for Jessie’s friends not to follow through with the plan.

“Our heart goes out Kyle’s parents, who to must be feeling the pain of this tragic situation.

“Now is the time to say no more, no more violence. It is time to lay to rest the knives, the guns, the bats and all the physical aggression that is taken out on others…in our society.

“It’s time to lay to rest those things, instead of laying to rest our children – these sorts of tragedies destroy many families and I don’t want to see anymore families destroyed in this way again.”

“Please remember Jessie, I don’t want any other parent to go through this. We want Jessie’s death to mean something.”

Jessie Cate’s body removed

Police have removed the body of the Dawesville teenager from the bush grave where she was discovered late on Tuesday night.

Forensic officers remained at the scene for most of yesterday, undertaking a painstaking search and recovery operation.

Garth was charged early yesterday with murder after allegedly picking the teenager up outside her Falcon workplace on Monday night.

Mr Garth, dressed in blue police-issue forensic overalls, made a brief appearance in Mandurah Magistrate’s Court yesterday. 

He was not required to plead and did not speak during the court hearing. No bail application was made and Mr Garth was remanded in custody to appear in Stirling Garden Magistrates Court on December 21.

Police yesterday established a crime scene where they believe Jessie’s body was buried in a bush grave near Tim’s Thicket, a popular fishing and four-wheel-drive spot at Bouvard, about 10km south of Mandurah.

The teenager had been missing since about 6.30pm on Monday when she left her job at Woolworths in Falcon, a southern suburb of Mandurah.

PerthNow has learnt that Mr Garth is the ex-boyfriend of one of Jessie’s sisters. The relationship dissolved in July.

Sources say the accused man offered Jessie a lift from work at Woolworths in Falcon on Monday because it had been raining heavily. It is believed police will allege that Mr Garth attacked Jessie in the car.

The car has been seized by police and will be forensically examined.

Sources have told PerthNow that police interest in Mr Garth was sparked after he contacted Jessie’s mother Judy allegedly telling her he had given the teenager a ride to a park where she planned to meet a man.

But it is understood the police case will rest on claims that Mr Garth’s story and the time-frames he allegedly gave Jessie’s family did not check out when police investigated his claims.

After hours of questioning late last night he was charged with murder.

In a brief press conference yesterday morning police confirmed they were at a crime scene at Bouvard, south of Mandurah, where they believed Jessie’s body was buried.

Detective Inspector David Bryson from the Major Crime squad, said: “At approximately 7.45pm last night investigators took a 19-year-old man into custody.

“During the course of the evening we have located a crime scene in Bouvard where we believe that Jessica is buried.”

Det. Bryson refused to answer further questions but said that after being questioned throughout the night, Garth was charged at 3.45am.

Outside court a friend of Jessie’s, Rob Webb, 22, said he and his mates are devastated by Jessie’s death.

“It is pretty devastating, the whole world has gone down the drain,” Mr Webb said.

Mr Webb said Jessie and her boyfriend Harley were “extremely close”. “You wouldn’t see them apart.”

Facebook page tribute for Jessie

A Facebook tribute page called Rest In Paradise Jessie Cate has been created, with hundreds of people joining within hours of the news that her body may have been found.

Leonie Currie-Godenzi wrote, “Our deepest sympathy and love to Judy and her beautiful family . . .  so sad and sorry for your loss. Jessie was a beautiful girl.”

Marissa Jadde posted, “Rest in paradise my beautiful baby girl. You were there when I cried. You listened to me bitch about people and you laughed at my jokes that weren’t even funny.

“They’re the good things I’ll remember about you and your hugs and beautiful smile. I’d never forget you, I love you. You’re always in my heart.”

Lauren Greenhalgh said, “I love you my friend. Never forgotten always in our hearts forever. You mean the world and more to me. I miss you so much.”

The family have requested privacy to deal with their grief.

The teenager finished work at Falcon Woolworths supermarket about 6.30pm on Monday and was supposed to catch a bus from Old Coast Road outside the Miami Shopping Centre, but failed to return to her Dawesville home that night.

On Monday night it was reported on Channel Nine that Jessie’s family and friends had tried several times to call her and sent her text messages, but she did not reply, and had not been heard from since.

Jessie’s mum Judy made an impassioned television plea for information about her daughter.

“If she’d gone somewhere else she would always text me, she’s always told me of her change of plans,” Mrs Cate said.

“She’s got love and respect for her family, she would not do this to me and she certainly would not do this to her boyfriend.

“This is not like her at all just to not let us know and certainly (to) have her phone turned off, she just would not do that.”

Her uncle Ric Troode said: “Jessie is a gorgeous young girl, mature, lovely family. She has three sisters and a little brother and is dearly loved. There are no disputes with her mum and the kids get on so well together,” Mr Troode said yesterday.

Mr Troode said Jessie’s family and three siblings, aged between five and 17, had been left devastated by her disappearance, which has turned into the worst possible news.

Anyone with further information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333000.

–  with Nicole Cox

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