Geelong, Melbourne: Man charged with murder after woman found dead at Eastern Beach
A man has been charged with murder after a woman’s body was found at a beach in Melbourne’s south-west.
The 49-year-old Springvale woman was found on the sand, near the children’s pool at Eastern Beach Pavilion in Geelong around 11.25am on Wednesday.
It was a member of the public who made the tragic discovery and alerted lifeguards, who then attempted CPR on the woman but were unable to revive her.
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“Detectives believe the people involved are known to one another,” a Victoria Police statement read.
He will appear at the Geelong Magistrates Court on Friday, January 30.
