Man arrested after woman’s body is found at home in Melbourne’s west

Man arrested after woman’s body is found at home in Melbourne’s west

  • A woman’s body found in a house in Melton South, Victoria
  • A man has been arrested and is being questioned by police

A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in a home in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

Emergency services were called to a house on Sutherland Avenue in Melton South at around 1.30pm on Monday.

The body of a woman was found in the building.

A man has been arrested and questioned by police.

A major police operation is underway after a woman’s body was discovered in a house in Melbourne’s western suburbs (pictured, police at the crime scene)

A man has been arrested and questioned by police

A man has been arrested and questioned by police

A local resident told the Herald Sun that they saw officers arrest a man who was ‘covered in blood’.

Police cordoned off Sutherland Avenue and nearby roads.

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