A woman has been charged with murder after her body was found with a bag tied over her head and her legs bound with plastic in the Maribyrnong River.
The body of the unidentified woman was discovered floating in the river at Flemington on Sunday morning by a local fisherman who said the woman was badly bruised.
On Tuesday, Homicide Squad detectives arrested a woman and a 15-year-old boy from West Footscray and both were interviewed by police.
While the boy was released without charge, the 49-year-old woman was charged with murder and remanded in custody to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on July 17.
Police believe the women knew each other.
Police are appealing to anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from the areas around Glasmis Rd in West Footscray or Smithfield Rd in Flemington near Lynchs Bridge between 12pm on July 12 and 10.30am on July 14 to come forward.
“Police are also interested in speaking to anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious activity in those areas during that time,” they said in a statement.
Detectives are also investigating the discovery of a man’s body, which was found floating in the same river just 90 minutes earlier in Footscray.
The woman’s body was discovered in the Maribyrnong River at Flemington. Photo: NewsWire / Tony Gough
Maritime police were seen assisting in the investigation on Sunday morning. Photo: NewsWire / Valeriu Campan
Police have confirmed the man’s death is not linked to the woman’s death and is not being treated as suspicious.
He has not yet been formally identified.
Anyone with information about these incidents is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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