Athena Georgopoulos: Pregnant woman found dead in Mount Waverley home identified

The body of a pregnant woman killed in Melbourne has been identified as 39-year-old Athena Georgopoulos.

Her body was found alongside the body of a 50-year-old man believed to be her partner, The Herald Sun reported.

A man was arrested after police found the bodies in a suburban Melbourne home.

The alarm was raised at about 10pm on Monday, with police making the grim discovery at a property on Adrienne Crescent at Mount Waverley.

Police are yet to formally identify the man, but believe him to be a 50-year-old Mount Waverley man.

7NEWS revealed the man was decapitated, in what was a described as an “unimaginably horrific crime scene”.

“Next of kin for both deceased have been notified of the incident,” a statement read.

A 34-year-old manof no fixed addresswas arrested nearby at Westall train station at about 1.40am on Tuesday.

He remains in custody. No charges have been laid.

Aerial images of the house show a blue State Emergency Service gazebo has been set up against an outside wall of the home.

The words “betrayal”, “enough is enough” and “karma” are spray-painted on the house wall next to the gazebo.

“Police are aware of graffiti on the property in Mount Waverley where the bodies of two people were located last night,” a police spokesman said.

“Homicide Squad detectives will work to determine if the graffiti is relevant to the murder investigation.”

At least six overalled forensics officers were seen going back and forth from the house to a van, as a swarm of police keep the crime scene cordoned off.

Speaking from the scene on Tuesday morning, Melbourne homicide squad Detective Inspector Dean Thomas said police suspect the man in custody was known to the pair, one of whom was believed to have lived at the property.

“We believe that there is a link between our suspect and the address,” Inspector Thomas said.

“Police were called at about 9.20 (am) in relation to a welfare check at the address based on some yelling that was heard from the property.

“A second call was then made that suggested it was perhaps more urgent than what the first call was and police arrived minutes later, and obviously they found the male and female inside the premises deceased.”

“Of course, that’s very traumatic … obviously they weren’t expecting that last night,” he said.

Inspector Thomas would not elaborate on how the people died, but said a weapon that was not a gun was used.

“We believe he (the suspect) may be of no fixed place of abode,” he said.

“It appears to be targeted and our suspect is known to the address.”

The police’s critical response and dog squad units were called to the scene on Monday night.

“The person that we took into custody was in the company of two large dogs,” he said.

“I think that would look fairly obvious to people who may have been in the area.”

Inspector Thomas urged anyone who saw anything suspicious around Adrienne Court, Ferntree Gully Road and the Westall railway station to contact police.

Images from the scene overnight show heavily armed police surrounding the house as the street was cordoned off. The scene this morning is still cordoned off and the 34-year-old is in custody.

“(He) will be interviewed by detectives in relation to the deaths,” a police spokesman said early on Tuesday.

“At this stage police are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident.”

No charges have been laid.

Police are appealing for witnesses or anybody with information or footage to come forward.