If it was purely a weight issue, I’d want her over the CG point of the aircraft. Having her in the rear would make it harder to push the nose down - rear CG is more conducive to a stall situation.
Maybe. But if heavy cargo was mainly up front, it would have made sense to move her rearward. But we don't know, do we?
Speculation is much cheaper than facts.
About 20 years ago we had some retards at MIA load a DC-8 cargo jet, they failed to strap the load down properly.
On takeoff, the load shifted to the back and the plane crashed tail first just beyond the runway, killing the crew and a guy on the ground.
Some Flight Attendants are real pieces of work these days.
An aft CG allows the aircraft to fly more efficiently. Maybe it’s the airlines new fuel savings initiative!
Probably to make up for the 48 normal-weighted folks on the plane.
Maybe there were a bunch of anvils in the cargo hold.