{"id":68966,"date":"2020-11-17T13:20:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T13:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=68966"},"modified":"2020-11-17T13:20:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T13:20:13","slug":"former-australian-cheerleader-found-stabbed-death-reporting-alleged-stalker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=68966","title":{"rendered":"Former Australian cheerleader found stabbed to death after reporting alleged stalker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 23-year-old former cheerleader has been found stabbed to death in her Melbourne, Australia, home after going to police about a former co-worker her family says had developed an obsession and stalked her, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Celeste Manno and her mother, Aggie, were at their home when the alleged killer broken in through a window and attacked the young woman at about 4 a.m. Monday,\u00a0the Sydney Morning Herald reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-68966 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Celeste-Manno2.jpg'><img width=\"562\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Celeste-Manno2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Celeste-Manno2.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Celeste-Manno2-176x300.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Celeste-Manno-3.jpg'><img width=\"492\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Celeste-Manno-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Celeste-Manno-3.jpg 492w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Celeste-Manno-3-154x300.jpg 154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A 35-year-old man later turned himself in to authorities and remains under police guard in a hospital with unspecified injuries, according to the news outlet, which said he has not been charged.<\/p>\n<p>Chilling crime scene photos show blood dripping down a fence outside the suburban home in Mernda, where a dark-colored Peugeot was seen driven off after the crime.<\/p>\n<p>The same car crashed into the police station later,\u00a09news.com reported.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cHow could I not protect her?\u201d Manno\u2019s mother could be heard screaming in anguish, 9news.com reported.<\/p>\n<p>Manno\u2019s brothers and boyfriend, Chris, arrived at the home, where floral tributes were left behind for the slain woman.<\/p>\n<p>Her 19-year-old brother Alessandro told the Morning Herald that she was a team leader at a call center by global company Serco. Her alleged stalker was a former colleague who left the firm about a year ago, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe got fired and she wasn\u2019t close with him at all but just to give him some support she walked him out the door, and ever since that day he has just been obsessed with her,\u201d he said, adding that the man had created several social media accounts after Manno blocked him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt started at the start of the year, contacting her on Instagram \u2026 At first, she was nice to him and said she was not interested, and then he kept getting obsessive and eventually she had to block him and he created about a million other accounts,\u201d Alessandro said.<\/p>\n<p>He said his sister had reported her concerns to police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope justice does get served,\u201d the grieving teen added.<\/p>\n<p>Older brother Jayden, 33, described his sister as \u201cthe most intelligent one of all of us, the best of all us. She was loved by everyone \u2013 there [isn\u2019t] a soul on this Earth who could ever say a bad thing. Such an amazing person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the family was struggling with the devastating loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s harrowing. Harrowing. Such a senseless, unfathomable evil act. Should never happen, not to our family, not to anyone\u2019s family. This can\u2019t happen, it should never happen,\u201d he Jayden told the paper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe need the government to listen. Everyone should have the right to live their lives. In their homes, in their bedrooms, on the streets. No one should be scared. Man, woman or child, this evil should not exist.<\/p>\n<p>Things need to change. This evil cannot be allowed to continue. Things need to change,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nThe victim\u2019s dad, Tony, also said the system had let her down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s got to be changed. It won\u2019t bring her back but it\u2019s got to be changed. Too many scenarios have already happened. What\u2019s it going to take for the government to listen? It\u2019s not right. It\u2019s got to stop,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Manno, who was looking forward to celebrating her 24th birthday on Sunday, was excited to visit her new niece, Daisy, whom she had only been able to see a handful times due to coronavirus restrictions, the Morning Herald reported.<\/p>\n<p>One of her colleagues said that some co-workers had been aware of the stalking allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew she had someone inappropriately infatuated but that was a while ago, a long time ago,\u201d he told the outlet without giving his name. \u201cI knew her reasonably well. I wish I knew her better. Everyone at work knew Celeste. Everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another colleague who did not want to be named said she was wise beyond her years and had risen through the company ranks swiftly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had a very positive energy. You wouldn\u2019t think she was dealing with [any problems],\u201d she said. \u201cShe definitely loved people and making people happy. She was always trying to look out for people, do whatever she could.<\/p>\n<p>The co-worker added: \u201cShe was a strong girl, very strong. You wouldn\u2019t see it because she was all about positive energy and gave us that positivity. I don\u2019t think it was something she would ever want anyone to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several heartfelt messages were left at the family home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were my angel. I love you always. Thank you for everything. Rest in peace,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIP angel gone too soon,\u201d read another.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 23-year-old former cheerleader has been found stabbed to death in her Melbourne, Australia, home after going to police about a former co-worker her family says had developed an obsession and stalked her, according to reports. 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