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Interior designer Stuart Rattle on his rural property near Daylesford. Photo: Eamon Gallagher

The boyfriend of Stuart Rattle has pleaded guilty to murdering the renowned interior designer.

Michael O'Neill, 48, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges of murder and arson in Melbourne Magistrates Court.

"Yes, Your Honour, I am. I am guilty, Your Honour," O'Neill told magistrate Gerard Lethbridge when asked for a plea.

Mr Rattle's body was found in his burnt-out South Yarra home in December. Police alleged he had been killed days before his body was discovered by firefighters.

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Mr Rattle, who was known for his classic designs and had designed homefor many Melbourne families, lived in South Yarra and also owned afarm outside Daylesford.

O'Neil, dressed in a navy blue suit and light blue shirt, was remandedin custody to appear before the Supreme Court on September 17.

Relatives of both men were in court but left without making comment.

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The boyfriend of Stuart Rattle has pleaded guilty to murdering the renowned interior designer.

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The boyfriend of Stuart Rattle has pleaded guilty to murdering the renowned interior designer.

Michael O'Neil, 48, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges of murder and arson in Melbourne Magistrates Court.

"Yes, Your Honour, I am. I am guilty, Your Honour," O'Neil told magistrate Gerard Lethbridge when asked for a plea.

Mr Rattle's body was found in his burnt-out South Yarra home in December. Police alleged he had been killed days before his body was discovered by firefighters.

Mr Rattle, who was known for his classic designs and had designed homefor many Melbourne families, lived in South Yarra and also owned afarm outside Daylesford.

O'Neil, dressed in a navy blue suit and light blue shirt, was remandedin custody to appear before the Supreme Court on September 17.

Relatives of both men were in court but left without making comment.

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Victim: High-profile interior designer Stuart Rattle. Photo: 7News Library

The long-term partner of well-known Melbourne interior designer Stuart Rattle has pleaded guilty to his murder.

Michael O'Neill, 47, pleaded guilty to murdering Mr Rattle, his partner of 16 years, and setting fire to his South Yarra apartment.

Mr Rattle's body was found by firefighters at his South Yarra home last December.

O'Neill's barrister Ruth Shann told Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday her client was in a "fragile state of mind" and had lost 20kg since his arrest.

She applied to have Mr O'Neill's record of interview with police suppressed from the media in court, saying his "intense distress is apparent" in the interview.

She said there was also an absence of an explanation for why O'Neill "spontaneously reacted as he did".

Magistrate Gerard Lethbridge rejected her application.

O'Neill, of South Yarra, pleaded guilty to murder and arson.

"I'm guilty your honour," O'Neill told the court.

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ABC Stuart Rattle was found dead in his South Yarra home in December, 2013.

Melbourne man Michael O'Neill has pleaded guilty to murdering his partner, prominent interior designer Stuart Rattle.

Mr Rattle's body was found at the couple's South Yarra home, in Melbourne's inner south-east, last December after a fire.

Police alleged O'Neill killed his partner five days before his body was discovered.

Court documents allege O'Neill hit Mr Rattle over the head with a saucepan, before strangling him with a dog leash.

The documents show he then travelled to the couple's farm in Daylesford and continued to socialise as normal, as though nothing had happened.

A committal hearing for O'Neill was to begin today, but he instead pleaded guilty to murder and arson.

The court heard O'Neill was distressed in custody and lost 20 kilograms while in the Melbourne Remand Centre.

His lawyer sought unsuccessfully to have details of the case suppressed ahead of his plea hearing.

He was committed to the Supreme Court on September 19 for a directions hearing.

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Stuart Rattle murder: Melbourne man Michael O'Neill pleads guilty to killing interior designer partner

ABC Stuart Rattle was found dead in his South Yarra home in December, 2013.

Melbourne man Michael O'Neill has pleaded guilty to murdering his partner, prominent interior designer Stuart Rattle.

Mr Rattle's body was found at the couple's South Yarra home, in Melbourne's inner south-east, last December after a fire.

Police alleged O'Neill killed his partner five days before his body was discovered.

Court documents allege O'Neill hit Mr Rattle over the head with a saucepan, before strangling him with a dog leash.

The documents show he then travelled to the couple's farm in Daylesford and continued to socialise as normal, as though nothing had happened.

A committal hearing for O'Neill was to begin today, but he instead pleaded guilty to murder and arson.

The court heard O'Neill was distressed in custody and lost 20 kilograms while in the Melbourne Remand Centre.

His lawyer sought unsuccessfully to have details of the case suppressed ahead of his plea hearing.

He was committed to the Supreme Court on September 19 for a directions hearing.

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Stuart Rattle murder: Melbourne man Michael O'Neil pleads guilty to killing interior designer partner

Sept. 2, 2014, 11:30 a.m.

VICTORIA: The boyfriend of prominent interior designer Stuart Rattle pleads guilty to his murder.

Stuart Rattle at his Musk Farm last year.

The boyfriend of Stuart Rattle has pleaded guilty to murdering the renowned interior designer.

Michael O'Neil, 48, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges of murder and arson in Melbourne Magistrates Court.

"Yes, Your Honour, I am. I am guilty, Your Honour," O'Neil told magistrate Gerard Lethbridge when asked for a plea.

Mr Rattle's body was found in his burnt-out South Yarra home in December. Police alleged he had been killed days before his body was discovered by firefighters.

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Mr Rattle, who was known for his classic designs and had designed homefor many Melbourne families, lived in South Yarra and also owned afarm outside Daylesford.

O'Neil, dressed in a navy blue suit and light blue shirt, was remandedin custody to appear before the Supreme Court on September 17.

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A vacant house in the northwest valley was destroyed by a fire Sunday night, according to Las Vegas Fire and Rescue.

Firefighters were dispatched at around 10:15 p.m. to a house fire on Crestline Drive, near Torrey Pines Drive and Washington Avenue. When they arrived on scene, the fire had already engulfed the one-story wood house, according to LVFR. Firefighters contained the fire in less than ten minutes, but the house was destroyed.

Neighbors told fire investigators that the house had been vacant for two years but appeared to have been used by squatters. Investigators found evidence of squatters left inside the building, and also suspect copper wiring had been stolen.

According to investigators, the estimated damage to the house was $57,000.

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