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Murder charge

01/12/2014

HOMICIDE Squad detectives last Thursday charged a 21-year-old man with murder following a suspicious death in Dandenong Park.
An off-duty PSO found a 43-year-old homeless man’s body while walking his dog in the Pultney Street park about 4.30am on 19 November.
The accused was already in custody over a separate matter and was due to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning.

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