Man faces murder charges as police name Wattle Grove car victims | Perth Now

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POLICE say they will upgrade charges to murder over the bodies of two women found incinerated in a four-wheel-drive in Wattle Grove earlier this month.

Detectives today revealed that the accused killer Brett Nicholas Richard Kuzimski, 35, allegedly only knew his victims for five or six hours before they died and their charred remains were found inside a gutted Toyota Landcruiser in bush near the Tonkin Highway on May 1.

Firefighters who extinguished the blaze found the remains of one woman on the front passenger seat while the other was laying in the rear foot well of the vehicle.

Today, police named the two women as Melanie Carle, 26, and Kellie Maree Guyler, 32. Both lived in Mars Street, Carlisle.

Detective Inspector David Bryson said police would allege that the women were murdered and their bodies then placed in the car before it was set alight. It is understood an accelerant was used.

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``Essentially, we don't have a motive for it. The sad part about it is that obviously he met both of the girls the night before. . . then he's set fire not only to the car that they had, but also to the two bodies inside the car,'' he said.

``The fire was extremely intense so as a crime scene, it was very difficult for the guys to work their way through that.''

Det-Insp Bryyson would not reveal the cause of death.

Police have charged Mr Kuzimski, 35, of Thornlie, with criminal damage by fire.

He is due to appear in court for a second time on May 24, when police say the charges will be upgraded to murder.