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The man charged with the murder of missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy has been revealed as 22-year-old Patrick Orren Stephenson, the son of a former AFL star.��

A��22-year-old was arrested��on Wednesday about 6am from his home in Victoria and taken into custody. On Thursday, he was charged with murder.��

Ballarat Magistrates’ Court granted the man interim name suppression, but that has now been lifted after Stephenson’s legal team revealed they would not be seeking permanent name suppression.��

What we know about alleged killer Patrick Stephenson��

Stephenson is the only son of former AFL star Orren Stephenson, who made his debut in 2012 for Richmond before joining Geelong in 2013.��

According to the��Age, he would often bring his son Patrick to games and hang out at teams’ clubrooms where he would mix with the players.��

His son followed in his footsteps and was regarded as a strong AFL player in his own right at a local level.��

Patrick Orren Stephenson 22, has been charged with the murder of missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy. The 51-year-old mother of three disappeared on February 4 after going for a run in the Canadian State Forest in Victoria. Photo / Supplied��

The alleged killer was reportedly living between his own home and his parent’s house when he was arrested.��

Neighbours who became aware of the arrest were left stunned, with some telling the��Age��the murder suspect lived a happy childhood and loved being around the AFL scene that his father gave him access to.��

“I was totally amazed, I didn’t expect it at all, didn’t know what was going on, particularly when I got home [to the street] full of cars,” a neighbour said.��

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He was described as coming from a great family.��

“They were wonderful, absolutely wonderful neighbours,” said one. “I didn’t really know [the man], I only really know girls.”��

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said Patrick Stephenson had not disclosed the location of Murphy’s body and her whereabouts were still unknown.��

“The investigation is far from over. We’re doing everything we can to find her body.��

“For the family, it’s absolutely vital, and it’s something we’ll be focusing on.”��

Police said they don’t believe the man was known to Murphy or to her family.��

Stephenson, a tradesman, did not suffer from any drug problems or mental health conditions, his lawyer David Tamanika said.��

However, Tamanika was successful in being granted interim name suppression for Stephenson, claiming his client was at risk of self-harm while behind bars.��

Stephenson will remain in custody until his next court appearance in August.��

Samantha Murphy is 51 years old and described as tall with blonde hair, last seen wearing a brown singlet.��

What police will allege happened to Samantha Murphy��

Patton said police would allege Murphy’s murder was a “deliberate” attack, but refrained from providing further details surrounding the circumstances.��

“He has been charged with murder so by its definition we are saying this was a deliberate attack on Samantha.��

“We are alleging that this is a deliberate attack that has resulted in the murder of Samantha.”��

Police confirmed they would not allege the mother of three was killed in a hit-and-run, but firmly believe she was killed the day she went missing.��

Crews scoured dense bushland in the Canadian State Forest for missing woman Samantha Murphy.��

Police and specialist detectives are continuing a desperate search for the body of Murphy, who was last seen on February 4.��

“Investigations will continue at a very heavy pace,” Patton said.��

“Doing everything we can to locate Samantha’s body for the family is absolutely vital.”��

Police are not looking for anyone else at this stage in connection to the alleged murder.��

Murphy family breaks silence following murder charge��

After news broke of the arrest and murder charge, Murphy’s husband Mick addressed the media saying there was a mixture of “relief” and heartache.��

“The adrenaline with everything that’s been going on, it’s just, it’s trying to be brave for everybody,” he told reporters, explaining that it was a “relief” to see the case being resolved.��

“It’s something you wouldn’t want anybody to experience.”��

“It is [a relief]. Definitely. It’s like something has just let the pressure valve off sort of thing. It hasn’t been a good near on five weeks. Anyway, we’re doing as good as we can. Keeping a brave face.”��

Michael (Mick) Murphy, the husband of missing woman Samantha Murphy, has appealed for any information from members of the public about the whereabouts of his wife.��

He revealed his family was “doing the best we can under the circumstances”.��

Murphy’s father, John Robson, also spoke to media, saying they hope they’ve got the right person and that a conviction would bring an element of closure for the family.��

“I can only hope that he is the bloke responsible because that way, we might get a bit of closure.��

“You know, it’s sort of too late to think that she might still be alive.”��

Murphy, a mother of three, left her home at Eureka St in Ballarat East on February 4 to go jogging and has not been seen since��

“Despite a significant investigation and extensive searches of the Canadian Forest area, no trace of the 51-year-old has been located,” police said in a statement on Thursday.��

Officers have spoken to several people as part of their investigation into the disappearance, police said.��

In late February, Detective Acting Superintendent Mark Hatt said it was most likely her disappearance involved one or more parties.��

Police were doubtful she was still alive and had been looking at the possibility her body was moved from where she vanished, Hatt told reporters on February 23.��