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Homicide detectives have charged a 67-year-old man with murder after a woman’s body was discovered south-west of Melbourne on Saturday afternoon.
Victoria Police said the woman, aged 53, was reported missing on Thursday before an investigation was carried out.
“Enquiries by local police and detectives confirmed the Dandenong woman had not contacted family as expected and the circumstances were deemed suspicious,” police said.
The Missing Persons Squad found a woman’s body near the intersection of Little River Road and the Princes Freeway in Little River on Saturday. A formal identification process is yet to be carried out, but police believe it is that of the missing woman.
As part of their investigation, police said a man from Patterson Lakes was arrested on Friday while attempting to board an international flight at Melbourne Airport.
He was remanded in custody and is expected to appear before a bail and remand court on Sunday.
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