A man wearing a bloodied t-shirt and no shoes was arrested by police a few hours after the grim discovery of a man’s head on a spike close to a dead pregnant woman
A pregnant woman has been found dead in Australia alongside a man whose decapitated head was left on a spike
The grim discovery was made at around 10pm yesterday when police were called to the scene in Melbourne and found the 39-year-old woman and 50-year-old man dead. The pair were said to live together at the home in the Mount Waverley area.
Police have said a 34-year-old man with two large dogs was arrested at Westall train station in Clayton South, at 1.40am this morning. Officers said he was found with blood on his shirt and wasn’t wearing any shoes at the time.
It comes after a man dies and 9 more rushed to hospital after eating sandwich amid urgent recall.
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The Herald Sun is reporting that the woman was five months pregnant. Graffiti was visible on the home where the bodies were found with one message reading “Karma is not a menu” and references to veganism such as “meat is murder”.
Other phrases were also visible including “betrayal, unpredictable, inevitable”.
A police spokesman said: “[We] are aware of graffiti on the property in Mount Waverley where the bodies of two people were located last night.
“Homicide Squad detectives will work to determine if the graffiti is relevant to the murder investigation.”
At least six overalled forensics officers were seen going back and forth from the house to a van on Tuesday, as a swarm of police kept the crime scene cordoned off. A woman, believed to be the female victim’s mother, ran through police tape just before noon.
Speaking from the scene on Tuesday morning, Melbourne homicide squad detective inspector Dean Thomas said the man in custody was known to the pair.
“We believe that there is a link between our suspect and the address. Police were called in relation to a welfare check at the address based on some yelling that was heard from the property.
“A second call was then made that suggested it was perhaps more urgent than what the first call was and police arrived minutes later, and obviously they found the male and female inside the premises deceased.
“We believe he (the suspect) may be of no fixed place of abode. It appears to be targeted and our suspect is known to the address.”
Police are appealing for witnesses or anybody with information or footage to come forward. The deceased next of kin for both have been notified of the incident. No charges have yet been made.