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MARGARET Archer has been accused of helping her son, Neil, bury Jody Meyers’ body in the backyard of her Murray Park property. The 55-year-old Mannum woman was arrested and charged with assisting an offender in relation to the disappearance and murder of Jody Meyers on Monday night. She appeared in the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning via video link handcuffed to the wall from the police station. In September, police discovered Ms Meyers’ body buried under a concrete slab in the backyard of Mrs Archer’s property at Mannum. Police prosecutors allege Mrs Archer helped her son bury his partner and cover up the murder in the days following. The court heard she allegedly purchased more than a dozen bags of concrete from hardware stores in both Mannum and Murray Bridge. Mrs Archer also reportedly recruited her other son to remove bags of concrete from her address, purchase more bags of concrete and destroy evidence of purchasing concrete. She has also been accused of buying $10 worth of Optus credit to send a text message from the deceased’s phone to Ms Meyers’ family pretending to be alive. She has previously been charged with using Ms Meyers’ bank card to withdraw money from a Mannum ATM in the days after Ms Meyers’ murder, which she denied doing. Police prosecutors also accused her of interfering with potential witnesses and contacting the victim’s family as recently as this month. The case has been adjourned to Adelaide on Tuesday, December 22 and a home detention report has been ordered. Jody Meyers’ family were present in court on Tuesday, calling for justice for the young Mannum mother. Brother-in-law Michael Bates said it was difficult to hear what was said in court, but was happy to see progress. “We are ecstatic, it’s a great Christmas gift to finally have someone else charged in this matter,” he said. “It’s hard to sit and listen but it’s something we need to do. “It’s a good day to finally get some progress and finally have someone else held accountable for what happened to Jody.” Mother Lucy Saler said she was happy Mrs Archer had been charged and would attend every court hearing to see justice for Jody. “It hurts, it’s just wrong; she (Mrs Archer) ... just won’t leave us alone. “What more does she want? She’s taken everything as it is.” Neil Archer was arrested and charged with Jody Meyers’ murder on September 25.

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Margaret Archer faces court accused of covering up murder of Jody Meyers