Homicide Squad detectives have today charged a man with murder following the death of a woman whose body was located at an address in Fitzroy North last month.
With assistance from the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) a 49-year-old Preston man was taken into custody around 9.30am.
He was interviewed by investigators and has since been charged with murder.
The man will be held over to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Saturday 8 August.
The charge follows an incident where emergency services were called to a welfare check at a home on Brooks Crescent in Fitzroy North.
A 73-year-old Fitzroy North woman was located fatally injured inside the address about 1am on Saturday, 25 July.
Police believe the parties involved were known to each other.
