The Mutilation of Margaret Ma

Pensioners Ronald and Muriel McDonald discovered the body of a middle-aged woman in an illegal dump site near Melbourne. The victim was known to authorities and welfare services as 40-year-old Margaret Ma from nearby Craigie Byrne. By October 1997, she was a recovering long-term drug user and sex worker. Her left breast had been removed and stuffed into her mouth. She typically lived alone, but her teenage daughter had been staying with her as they endeavored to bridge a gap that had formed between them. A large wound was visible on the left side of her chest,. There was also something poking out of the woman's lips. It was a nipple.