Police probe woman’s suspicious death in Ascot Vale

Two hours after a woman was found dead inside a unit in Ascot Vale, police have been called to a property in Little River where a man has died.

Police are investigating after a body was found at an Ascot Vale property on Friday. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

A woman was found dead inside a unit at Ascot Vale before a man known to her died at Little River less than two hours later.

Police were first called to a set of units on Ormond Rd in Ascot Vale after the woman’s body was found just after 4pm on Friday.

Less than two hours later, police were again called to the Princes Freeway at Little River, near Geelong, where a man was found with critical injuries just before 6pm.

That man died at the scene.

Police from Broadmeadows are investigating the pair of deaths.

They believe the pair were known to each other.

“The exact circumstances surrounding the incidents continue to be investigated, however at this stage detectives are not looking for anyone else in relation to the matters,” a statement read.

Police guarded the set of Ormond Rd units at Ascot Vale on Saturday morning.

It remains an active crime scene.

Frankston attempted armed robbery

It comes as police also probe an unrelated, attempted armed robbery in Frankston that occurred on January 21, and which was caught on camera.

Police are on the hunt for a group of offenders responsible for an attempted armed robbery and assault in Frankston on January 21 that was caught on camera.

Police say a 40-year-old man was sitting out the front of his workplace at a shopping centre on Cranbourne Rd about 5am on that date when a Mercedes pulled up beside him and two young men got out of the back seat of the car.

One man, armed with a claw hammer, approached the worker and demanded he hand over cash.

Images of the young men were captured on camera.

One of the men wore a puffer jacket.

The men then start to punch and kick the victim, who managed to raise the alarm by ringing a nearby bell.

The offenders – described as being aged between 17 to 20-years-old and dressed all in black – then ran back to the Mercedes, which is believed to have contained three other people, and fled the area.

An image released by police of one of the wanted assailants.

A second image released.

One of the assailants was wearing a face mask and the other a beanie and a Kathmandu puffer jacket.

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