Murder charge after missing man’s body found in vegetable patch at home in Bundoora home

A man has been charged with murder after the body of a missing man was discovered in a vegetable patch at a home in a major city.

A man has been charged with murder after a missing man’s body was found in a vegetable patch at a home in a northern Melbourne suburb.

Detectives were called to a home on McLeans Rd in Bundoora about 9.45am Thursday, where they discovered a man’s body in a vegetable patch.

A man’s body was found in a vegetable patch at a Bundoora home. Picture: 7News

While the 53-year-old is yet to be formally identified, police believe he had been reported missing and was last seen in Bundoora April 2.

A 51-year-old Bundoora woman and a 40-year-old Bundoora man were arrested at the scene.

“The woman was interviewed by detectives and released,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

The man was missing for more than a month. Picture: 7News

Overnight, the Bundoora man was charged with one count of murder.

He will appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.

Originally published as Murder charge after missing man’s body found in vegetable patch at home in Bundoora home