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Man charged with murder after body found with significant injuries in Morwell, Victoria

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A man’s body was found inside a Morwell property following an alleged assault. NewsWire /Brendan Beckett
Camera IconA man’s body was found inside a Morwell property following an alleged assault. NewsWire /Brendan Beckett Credit: Supplied Source Unknown

A man has been charged with murder after a body was discovered with significant injuries in regional Victoria over the weekend.

Emergency services were called to a property on Langford St at Morwell, about 155km southeast of Melbourne, just before 4pm on Sunday.

The body of a 58-year-old man was found inside the property with significant injuries.

Police allege he died after being assaulted on Saturday.

A man’s body was found inside a Morwell property following an alleged assault. Picture: NewsWire /Brendan Beckett
Camera IconA man’s body was found inside a Morwell property following an alleged assault. NewsWire /Brendan Beckett Credit: Supplied Source Unknown

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Detectives arrested another Morwell man, 43, at Traralgon and charged him with murder.

“Police believe the parties involved were known to each other,” a spokesman said.

The 43-year-old is due to face the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court later on Tuesday.

Originally published as Man charged with murder after body found with significant injuries in Morwell, Victoria

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