Glenn Stratton: Man accused of murder faces court

A Castlemaine man accused of murdering an elderly man in his own home has faced court.

Homicide detectives at a Castlemaine home investigating the suspicious death of a man on Monday May 24. Picture: Zizi Averill

A Castlemaine man accused of murdering an elderly man in his own home will remain behind bars.

Glenn Stratton faced Bendigo Magistrates’ Court today over allegations he killed 80-year-old man in a Castlemaine home, 37km south of Bendigo.

The elderly man’s body was found inside his Wimble Street home about 10.45am on Monday May 24.

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The 53-year-old Castlemaine man was taken into custody shortly after.

Stratton appeared in Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday via a prison link for a filing hearing.

Sixteen family and friends of the victim walked into the courtroom when the matter was called.

Magistrate Megan Aumair said the 80-year-old man’s identity should not be disclosed in line with the family’s wishes.

Mr Stratton’s lawyer Julia Breheny said it was her client’s first time in custody.

Ms Breheny did not apply for bail.

Stratton is set to reappear in Bendigo Magistrates’s Court on October 13 for a committal mention.