Man arrested at airport and charged with murder after Melbourne mum Eva Lasrini failed to board flight to Bali

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 13:48, 4 April 2026 | Updated: 13:48, 4 April 2026 A man has been charged with murder after the body of a missing Melbourne mother was found near a major freeway. Eva Lasrini, 53, was reported missing to police on Thursday after she failed to board a scheduled flight to Bali to visit her daughter. The Dandenong woman was last seen around noon on Wednesday. Her phone was later switched off and Ms Lasrini did not respond to calls or messages from her family, which was out of character. Police deemed the circumstances of her disappearance as suspicious and launched an investigation. Following inquiries, Missing Person Squad officers arrested a 67-year-old man at Melbourne Airport on Friday afternoon shortly before he boarded an international flight. Detectives found a woman's body near the intersection of Little River Road and the Princes Freeway at Little River, south-west of Melbourne, on Saturday afternoon. The body is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be of Ms Lasrini. Eva Lasrini was reported missing to police after she failed to board a scheduled flight to Bali to visit her daughter Ms Lasrini's body was found 80km from her Dandenong home A man was charged with murder after Ms Lasrini's body was found near the intersection of Little River Road and the Princes Freeway (pictured) in Little River Major crime officers spent much of the night examining the scene. A Patterson Lakes man, 67 was later charged with one count of murder. He was remanded in custody to appear in court on Sunday. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.