Man charged following homicide at Bairnsdale

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man following the death of a 62-year-old man in Bairnsdale on Saturday, Victoria Police say.

The man’s body was discovered at a residence on Wallace Street by police about 5pm on Saturday 17 March.

Detectives arrested a man and a woman in Bairnsdale on Sunday afternoon.

A 34-year-old Bairnsdale man has been charged with one count of murder.

He will appear at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

A 45-year-old Bairnsdale woman has been released pending further enquiries.

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