Woman’s death in Cranbourne home ‘not suspicious’

Police say the death of a woman whose body was found at a home in Cranbourne, in Melbourne’s southeast, is no longer being treated as suspicious.

A young woman has been found dead at a Cranbourne home on Sunday.

The 20-year-old woman’s body was found at a Roma Ave property about 5pm.

On Monday afternoon a police spokeswoman said: “This matter is not being treated as suspicious”.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

A blue Holden Cruze parked outside the property appeared to be splattered in blood, with a handprint visible on the boot.

Footage captured by CCTV cameras at a neighbouring property shows two people at the boot of the car just after 12.30pm on Sunday.

At that time, the car was in the driveway.

The pair remain at the boot for several minutes, although vision does not clearly show whether anything was moved into the car.

At about 1.30pm, the car leaves the house.

Close to 5pm, a silver Hyundai, which the neighbour said was previously parked in the garage, was moved to the front lawn.

Police tape at the home. Picture: Owen Leonard

A suitcase on the driveway of the home. Picture: Owen Leonard

A Holden Cruze parked outside appears to have blood stains. Picture: Owen Leonard

The vision shows police arriving at the scene about 5.30pm.

It’s not clear when the Holden Cruze then returned to the property but on Monday morning it was seen parked out the front.

Neighbour Alan Richards, said the Cruze was “the young lady’s car”.

Multiple neighbours said the man had been known to yell and argue with the “young lady” and police had been called to the home on prior occasions.

“The partner of that young lady has, in the past, been vocal, and I’ve seen him yell at the woman,” Mr Richards said.

“Police have been called before, so I think there’s a bit of history with that.”

Another neighbour said the Holden Cruze sped back into the street sometime after police arrived at the scene.

She said a man had come from Cairns to stay at the house.

A suitcase, still with a flight tagged wrapped around its handle, was left on top of a rubbish bin in the driveway.

A resident from several houses away, who preferred not to be named, said dozens of family members were crying outside the home on Sunday night.

“I saw the cops all in the street, and then the family arrived, and they were all crying, comforting each other, getting interviewed (by police) and everything,” the neighbour said.

“Cops kept on arriving, family as well. They’re all just devastated.”

Detectives were seen taking fingerprints on the cars extensively Sunday night, neighbours said.

They returned for only a short period on Monday morning.