Noble Park man Dragan Stevanovic will face court in May over the death of his wife.
Homicide Squad detectives charged the 71-year-old with murder on Friday 2 February.
Emergency services were called to an address on Dunblane Road about 10.50am that day.
They found a 65-year-old woman deceased. She was later identified as Radmila Stevanovic.
Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday evening that Mr Stevanovic told a friend he’d killed his wife about 9.40am.
The friend then went to a pharmacy and told the pharmacist, who called triple-zero.
Police arrested Mr Stevanovic a short time later at a park near his home.
He’s due to appear at a committal mention hearing in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday 28 May.
