- Police have declared the death of a person found on Wednesday as ‘suspicious’
- The body found inside a Melbourne home is believed to belong to a local mother
- Police arrived at the home with a warrant for a woman to appear as court witness
- It is believed the decomposing body had been inside house for about six months
- Neighbours said a couple in their 40s had lived at the home but hadn’t been seen
Homicide detectives are treating the death of a person found in a home on Wednesday as suspicious.
A body was found inside a two-storey brick home in Kensington after they arrived to serve a woman with a warrant for her to appear in court as a witness.
Police believe the deceased is a local mother and may have been decomposing in the home for six months.
The state of decomposition is so severe bones will need to be examined to determine the cause of death.
Homicide detectives are treating the death of a person found in a home on Wednesday as suspicious (pictured)
A body was found inside a two-storey brick home (pictured) in Kensington after they arrived to serve a woman with a warrant for her to appear in court as a witness
The witness warrant was for a court appearance in Moe, 150kilometres from where the body was found, Nine News reported.
Neighbours allegedly alerted the police to a foul smell coming from the property, and witnesses said officers arrived at the home at 11am.
Officers entered the home through the unlocked front door and discovered the body inside.
Evidence bags were loaded into a white van and homicide detectives examined the front porch of the property.
Police believe the deceased is a local mother and may have been decomposing in the home (pictured) for six months
The state of decomposition is so severe bones will need to be examined to determine the cause of death (pictured is the scene)
Neighbours told officers a couple in their 40s had lived at the home for years but believed they had moved out because no one had seen them in months.
Witnesses said the home’s lawn is overgrown and the mailbox is overflowing.
It is also understood rubbish has been strewn through the house.
Neighbours told officers a couple in their 40s had lived at the home for years but believed they had moved out because no one had seen them in months