Body found on vacant property in rural Victoria suspicious

  • A body was found on a rural property on the outskirts of Melbourne on Sunday
  • The body has not been identified and police are treating the death as suspicious
  • It was found on the vacant rural property on Dandenong-Hastings Road in Tyabb 
  • Homicide detectives and investigators were hunting for clues Monday morning 

A body has been found on a rural property on the outskirts of Melbourne and police are treating the death as suspicious.

The body, which has not been identified, was found on the vacant rural property on Dandenong-Hastings Road in Tyabb just after 9pm on Sunday.

Police have not confirmed if the body is a man or a woman as they remain tight-lipped about specific circumstances, 7 News reported.   

A body was found on a rural property (pictured) on the outskirts of Melbourne on Sunday

A black glove found in the driveway (pictured) has been marked as evidence as another glove and pieces of duct tape were collected in bags 

A black glove found in the driveway (pictured) has been marked as evidence as another glove and pieces of duct tape were collected in bags 

Homicide detectives and forensic investigators were working at the scene on Monday morning as they look for clues around the driveway, through the grass and the property’s gate. 

A black glove found in the driveway has been marked as evidence . 

Officials were seen collecting pieces of duct tape from the area and a second glove was placed in an evidence bag at around 11am, the Herald Sun reported.   

Local residents said the farm has been vacant for over one year with the abandoned plot becoming a waste land. 

The body has not been identified and police are treating the death as suspicious

The body has not been identified and police are treating the death as suspicious

Local residents said the farm has been vacant for over one year and the plot was becoming a waste land 

Local residents said the farm has been vacant for over one year and the plot was becoming a waste land 

Homicide detectives and investigators were hunting for clues Monday morning

Homicide detectives and investigators were hunting for clues Monday morning

The property is known as Alden Park and is currently listed for sale with L. Cooper Real Estate in Somerville. 

‘The property is ideally suited for hobby farmer/horse enthusiast or horticulture production with a myriad of opportunities for the right buyer and includes large dam,’ the sale listing says.

The 11.7ha property was recently placed under contract according to a real estate sign out the front. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.  

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