A man has been charged with murder after a mother of two was found dead in her Adelaide home on Friday.
Krystal Marshall, 38, was found by emergency services in her Aldinga Beach home on Friday around 3:25 p.m.
Police arrested a 48-year-old man for murder just after 10 p.m. on Saturday.
He was refused bail and will appear at Christies Beach Magistrates Court on Monday.
Firefighters were called to the house, south of Adelaide, after neighbors saw black smoke coming from it.
The body of mother-of-two Krystal Marshall (pictured) was found in the gutted house on Friday
Mrs Marshall was unable to escape and firefighters found her body in her bedroom after the fire was extinguished.
She lived there with her ex-wife Anastasia, their two children and a friend.
Two dogs and a cat were rescued from the burning house by neighbors, who were unaware Mrs Marshall was also inside.
Her ex-partner was inconsolable when she returned to the destroyed home on Saturday to salvage whatever belongings she could.
‘The children were at school. “I went to pick up my youngest from school and saw smoke coming from the house as I walked down the street,” Ms Marshall told reporters.
‘We weren’t together for a few years, but we never divorced. We were together for eleven years.’
Krystal’s Facebook is full of photos of her beloved children.
Shocked neighbors are also reeling from the tragedy.
Emergency services were photographed at the scene of a fire on Aldinga Beach on Friday afternoon
Krystal’s social media pages are full of photos of her beloved children
Neighbor Jason Freer was home at the time when he heard an unusual crackling sound.
‘I thought it was raining at first, so I walked outside and saw all this smoke. There was fire coming from the neighbour’s roof,” Mr Freer said.
‘I didn’t know she was in there. It’s not fun living next to someone who has passed away.’
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Anastasia Marshall returned to see smoke coming from the home she shared with her ex-partner
Anastasia (left) and Krystal were together for 11 years before splitting a few years ago
