Woman’s body found in abandoned Ringwood house, man charged over Bayswater North stabbing

A 42-year-old Croydon man was charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Bayswater North.

A 42-year-old Croydon man has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Bayswater North.

Police responded to reports of an injured male at Mason Court about 7.10am Sunday.

The male, who is yet to be formally identified, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.

It is believed the two men are known to one another.

A nearby resident detailed the chaotic scenes where a man was arrested near a McDonalds store the stabbing.

Bayswater North McDonald’s is a secondary crime scene after a man was allegedly fatally stabbed on Sunday morning. Picture: Kiel Egging

Canterbury Rd resident Cassie, who didn’t give her surname, said she was walking her dogs when she saw a man get tackled to the ground by six police officers early on Sunday morning.

“All of sudden, on both sides of the road there were blue and red flashing lights,” she said.

“As I’m getting closer there’s coppers on the footpath and a whole bunch of them on top of a bloke... he seemed very relaxed for what had just happened.”

Cassie said the incident was not rare for the area, saying she had seen similar incidents unfold at the Canterbury and Bayswater Rd corner block during her 15 years living at her home.

“You see fights and brawls outside Maccas and the (7-Eleven) servo, and brawls outside Anaconda when a car meet happens,” she said.

“I’ve had a bloke come up and knock on my door with a stab wound and blood coming out of his face.

“It is actually common for this area, unfortunately, and more needs to be done (to tackle crime), definitely.”

The accused was remanded to face the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Mason Court runs off Bayswater Rd, near the intersection of Canterbury Rd.

The Bayswater North McDonalds carpark was also cordoned off to the public on Sunday morning, believed to be linked to the fatal stabbing.

Several police officers were seen guarding the scene.

Police tape stretches around the restaurant and an entrance and exit point on Canterbury Rd has been blocked off.

A police spokesman confirmed the alleged stabbing did not occur at the store, but was part of the broader crime scene.

Police investigators were spotted walking into the nearby Anaconda store just after 11am.

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Eight hours earlier, a woman’s body was found at an abandoned in an unrelated incident 3km away in Ringwood, prompting a homicide investigation.

The deceased woman, a 51-year-old of no fixed address, was located at the home on Bedford Rd about 11.30pm on September 11.

The Herald Sun understands the home was abandoned and it was corderened off by detectives, who are continuing their investigations into the woman’s death.

No one has been arrested and police are treating the woman’s death as non-suspicious.

Bedford Road runs between the busy Maroondah Highway and Canterbury Road.

Anyone with information on either incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000