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Trial set to start for Ballarat woman's accused murderer — By Julia Bergin ABC Ballarat Topic:Law, Crime and Justice Hannah McGuire was found dead inside a burnt-out vehicle south-west of Ballarat last year.(S...

By Julia Bergin

ABC Ballarat

Topic:Law, Crime and Justice

Hannah McGuire was found dead inside a burnt-out vehicle south-west of Ballarat last year.(Supplied: GoFundMe)

Today marks day one of a five-week murder trial for regional Victorian woman Hannah McGuire.

The 23-year old's body was last year found in a burnt vehicle south-west of Ballarat.

Her former partner, Lachlan Young, is charged with her murder and is expected to plead not guilty.

A jury is expected to be empanelled today in the murder trial of the man accused of killing young Clunes woman Hannah McGuire.

Lachlan Young faces one count of murder over the death of Ms McGuire, his former partner.

Lachlan Young is expected to plead not guilty to Ms McGuire's murder.(Supplied: Instagram)

He is expected to plead not guilty in the Supreme Court of Victoria when the trial begins.

Ms McGuire was reported missing by her family in April last year and her body found in a vehicle that had been destroyed by fire south-west of Ballarat.

Until yesterday, the matter was subject to a suppression order.

The trial is expected to run for five weeks.

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