Man arrested after woman found dead in Melbourne

A man has been arrested following the death of a woman in Melbourne overnight, while a young boy was found with head injuries.

A man has been arrested after a woman’s death in Melbourne overnight. NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in Melbourne’s south east on Saturday night.

Emergency services rushed to Wodalla Circuit at Sandhurst about 11.40pm following reports of an assault, Victoria Police said on Sunday.

Police said a woman was found dead at the scene while a teenage boy had a head injury.

Police were called to an address in Sandhurst, in Melbourne’s south east, where a deceased woman was found. Picture NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard.

A man in his 40s was arrested and is assisting police with their enquiries.

“At this stage investigators believe the parties involved were known to each other,” police said.

On Wednesday night a woman was found dead in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote.

A 52-year-old man, Joe Lo Bianco, was charged with murder and faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday.

Originally published as Man arrested after woman found dead in Melbourne