Blackburn South: Murder charges after woman found dead with multiple stab wounds in Victoria
Police have uncovered a horrific scene after a welfare check turned into a murder investigation following the discovery of a woman’s body with multiple stab wounds.
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman following the death of the woman in Blackburn South in Victoria on Tuesday.
Police were initially called to a property on Holroyd Court for a welfare check shortly after 11am, before discovering a 78-year-old Blackburn South woman deceased inside the address with a number of stab wounds.
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She has subsequently been charged with murder and will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
Police have confirmed that both women involved in the incident are known to each other.
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.
