A murder investigation has been launched after a man was discovered with serious injuries inside a house and later died, the day after he proposed to his partner.
Emergency services found the man, aged in his 40s, with serious injuries inside a house on Renison Drive in Mandurah, south of Perth, at 1:45am on Monday.
San Juan Ambulance paramedics attempted to resuscitate the man, but he died at the scene.
It is understood the death may have been the result of a home invasion gone wrong and the victim may have been hit with a weapon.
Western Australian Police released CCTV footage showing a dark figure fleeing the area at the time of the death.
Forensic investigators are now examining the scene and have been interviewing neighbours to try to find out what happened.
A local woman said she woke up in the middle of the night because police searchlights were shining into her yard.
“I saw lights through the windows, about three or four police cars, and then an ambulance patrolling up and down the street looking into the yards,” he said. He told 9News.
According to the outlet, a friend said the man had proposed to his partner the day before his death.
Police have asked anyone with a CCTV camera or dash cam in the area between 11pm on Sunday and 2.30am on Monday to Call Crime Stoppers.
A murder investigation has been launched in Mandurah, south of Perth, after a man was found with serious injuries inside a home on Renison Drive at 1.45am on Monday.
CCTV footage from the area captured a dark figure fleeing the house around the time of the man’s death.