Body of missing man found in vegetable patch at home in Bundoora, Melbourne

The remains of a man believed to have been missing for weeks has been found in a vegetable patch outside a home.

Remains of a man who was believed to be missing for a month have been discovered in a vegetable patch behind a home in Melbourne’s northeast, which police are treating as suspicious.

Detectives were called to a home on McLeans Rd in Bundoora about 9.45am on Thursday, where they discovered the man’s body in a vegetable patch.

Body of missing man found in vegetable patch at back of Melbourne home. Detectives were called to the home on McLeans Rd in Bundoora, in Melbourne’s northeast, about 9.45am on Thursday by a tip-off. Picture: 7News

The man is yet to be formally identified, but police beleive he was reported missing and was last seen in Bundoora on April 2. Picture: 7News

While the 53-year-old man is yet to be formally identified, police believe he was reported missing and was last seen in Bundoora on April 2.

A 51-year-old Bundoora woman and a 40-year-old Bundoora man are assisting police.

A man and a woman are now assisting police with their enquiries. Picture: Google Maps

“The parties are all believed to be known to each other,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

Police are yet to determine the circumstances of the man’s death, but are treating it as suspicious.

“The investigation remains ongoing,” police said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Originally published as Body of missing man found in vegetable patch at home in Bundoora, Melbourne