A jury has failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the Supreme Court murder trial of Andrew Baker, who was accused of killing his girlfriend Sarah Gatt and leaving her body in a bathtub for eight months.
Ms Gatt's decomposed remains were discovered in January 2018 by police in the upstairs bathroom of her flat in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Kensington.
Mr Baker was charged with murder and faced a Supreme Court trial that ran for five weeks.
The jury was discharged by Justice Jane Dixon on Friday morning, having failed to reach a unanimous verdict after three-and-a-half days of deliberations.
Mr Baker will face a retrial at a later date.
Justice Dixon thanked the jury, noting some had reported feeling "distress" during their lengthy deliberations.
"I'm sure many of you will feel disappointed by this outcome. You have put so much time, effort and concentration into being jurors in this trial," she said.
"Murder is a trial that requires a unanimous verdict."
Justice Dixon said the jury members would be excused for life from having to perform jury duty.
