NORLANE MURDER PROBE
Homicide investigation after daughter finds dad dead
THE homicide squad is leading a police investigation into the death of a man in Norlane.
The man, who has not yet been formally identified, was found dead by his daughter at his Lowan Ave home just before 4pm yesterday. day.
Detectives last night blocked off access to a number of homes as their investigation centred around the deceased man’s red-brick house.
Uniformed officers and the SES erected a black tent near the front of the home. Police were seen doorknocking a number of nearby homes and speaking to residents.
Police wearing forensics suits took photographs of the surrounding area.
Neighbours who spoke to the Addy said they did not know the identity of the man who lived in the red brick house.
They said the neat and well kept street was usually quiet.
One resident said police were frequently called to surrounding streets but said Lowan Ave was usually trouble-free.
Police were called to the house just before 4pm yesterday when a woman found her father’s body.
The man’s death is currently being treated as suspicious, however, investigators will await the results of a post mortem to determine the cause of death.
Detectives were expected to remain on site for several hours last night.
The discovery of the man’s body comes less than a week after a body was pulled from the Barwon River near James Harrison Bridge.
It is understood the body, retrieved shortly after 6pm last Friday, was badly decomposed.
Police are continuing to investigate but it is not known whether they are treating the discovery as suspicious.
The homicide squad is also still investigating Ocean Grove mum Samantha Kelly’s death.
Ms Kelly, 42, was found unconscious in her home before dying in hospital on Australia Day this year.
All police will confirm is that the matter remains with the Homicide Squad — but not whether they have completed their autopsy, what the autopsy shows, or whether they are conducting further interviews with suspects.
Any witnesses or anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online.