By CASEY NEILL
IT WASN’T until daybreak on 6 February that someone saw Geck Gov lying in the driveway of her Noble Park home.
She’d been there 45 minutes, and had bled to death.
Homicide Squad Detective Senior Sergeant Stuart Bailey last week appealed for public assistance to solve the “brutal, unprovoked and distressing attack”.
He said Cambodian-born Ms Gov was hard-working, generous and selfless, and urged anyone who saw a white van near her Theodore Avenue home on the morning of her murder to come forward.
Investigators reviewing CCTV footage spotted the vehicle travelling west along Knox Street, about 200 metres from the crime scene, at 5.52am – seven minutes after neighbours heard Ms Gov scream.
Victoria Police Vehicle Examination Unit experts believe the van is a Toyota HiAce or a Mitsubishi L300 and it’s likely to be used commercially.
Det Sen Sgt Bailey said it appeared the murder was an armed robbery gone wrong.
“It was known within the Cambodian and Vietnamese community that Geck used to carry cash and jewellery instead of leaving it at home, and as a result of this we believe somebody has targeted her,” he said.
Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au with any information.
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