After a lady in her 30s was discovered deceased at a property in Melbourne’s west, a man has been detained.
Following the discovery of the woman’s body at a residence on Sutherland Avenue at around 1.30pm, a significant crime scene has been declared in a residential area of Melton South.
According to police, the individual they detained is assisting them in their investigations.
Numerous roads are closed and there are many police officers present.
According to Ambulance Victoria, paramedics were on the scene.
Before the police arrived, witnesses said they heard a woman yelling and screaming and saw a man racing down the street wearing blood-stained clothes.
“I saw blood dripping off his hands – a lot of blood on his legs,” a witness reported.It dripped all over my driveway and my car, too.