Murder-accused Timothy Loosemore appears in Melbourne court after Mt William Rd, Goldie house fire

The man accused of murdering a woman whose body was discovered after a house fire in the town of Goldie north of Melbourne has fronted court.

A 60-year-old woman was found dead after the Golide house fire in the Central Highlands and Goldfields, north of Melbourne last August.

A man accused of murdering a woman inside the home he allegedly burned down north of Melbourne has appeared in court.

Timothy Loosemore was charged with murder and arson after a house fire at the rural town of Goldie in the Macedon Ranges last year.

Mr Loosemore appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday from custody via videolink for a committal mention.

Mr Loosemore was charged with murder and arson after a house fire at Goldie last year. Picture: 9NEWS

Court documents, previously obtained by the Herald Sun, allege Mr Loosemore murdered the woman and intentionally destroyed the house by setting fire to it,

Emergency services were called to a Mt William Rd, Goldie property about 10.30pm on August 5 before the grim discovery was made.

On Thursday, Mr Loosemore’s lawyer, Andrew Papadimitropoulos requested an adjournment.

Emergency services located a woman inside the Goldie home after the house fire in August. Picture: 9NEWS

 
Magistrate Brett Sonnet asked Mr Papadimitropoulos if six weeks was sufficient, which he accepted.

Mr Sonnet said he granted the delay in light of the charges which were a “serious matter”.

Mr Loosemore appeared from custody in a green shirt with white hair and a goatee.

The committal mention will continue on April 5.