‘I am guilty,' Andrew Nolch tells Chortle

The man accused of painting offensive graffiti at the memorial for murdered stand-up Eurydice Dixon has been named as another aspiring comedian.

Andrew Nolch has been charged with Criminal damage, offensive behaviour and marking offensive graffiti.

And the 31-year-old told Chortle: ‘I am guilty. I did it because I was upset that a vaccine caused the killer’s autism.’

Rude graffiti was painted on to the grass near where flowers, candles and cards were laid in tribute to Ms Dixon in the park where she was killed walking home from a gig last month.

Soon after her death, Nolch posted on Facebook: ‘Her killing was not men’s fault - blame autism’.

Jaymes Todd, the 19-year-old charged with raping and killing Ms Dixon as she walked home through Princes Park after a gig has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, his lawyer has said.

The notion that vaccines cause autism has been widely discredited by the medical community. 

But Nolch rarely appears to agree with accepted opinion. His Facebook page refers to many conspiracy theories, especially chemtrails – the suggestion that aircraft condensation trails contain chemicals designed to affect the behaviour of the population.

He has also claimed that Ms Dixon’s tragic death would be used to justify more anti-men ‘brainwashing’ in schools and the media.

Nolch is due to appear in front of magistrates on August 10, court records show.

He was first named as the man charged with the vandalism by Melbourne newspaper The Age.

Published: 4 Jul 2018