Man charged in connection with death of Jazzy-O

HOMICIDE detectives last night charged a 48-year-old Port Melbourne man with the murder of sex industry veteran ‘‘Jazzy O’’ Martin.

Steve Constantinou faced an out-of-session hearing at the St Kilda Road police complex late last night and was remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.

The hearing was told that Constantinou had been arrested at Port Melbourne earlier in the night.

It was also revealed that an autopsy had shown that Jazzy O, real name Johanna Martin, had been strangled.

Constantinou, who had two-tone hair and was wearing a black tee-shirt and jeans, told the hearing that he was suffering from hemorrhoids and asthma when asked if he had any medical conditions.

The body of the 65-year-old grandmother was found wrapped in a blanket under bushes in Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne on October 11.

She had been strangled and beaten.

Ms Martin was well known in the adult entertainment industry for her "extreme" acts, which made her a millionaire; she also owned several properties.

She did not drink or do drugs, invested her money wisely and owned a late model Mercedes.

Ms Martin, who has grown-up children and whose husband died a few years ago, worked as an independent in the sex industry.

She was the oldest worker in the game and industry workers started taking extra security precautions when they heard of her death.