The home of an elderly woman believed to have been murdered and dumped in a wheelie bin remains deserted days after the tragic discovery.
Homicide detectives established a crime scene at the Coolaroo home, in Melbourne‘s north, on Saturday after her body was found at a rubbish tip.
Detectives believe the woman’s remains were put inside a bin that was picked up from the woman’s Hilgay Street home by a garbage truck on Tuesday.
On Monday, a lone detective was spotted entering the house through the front door.
He was seen closing an open window at the front of the home before leaving about 10 minutes later.
Victoria Police refused to comment on the investigation on Monday, telling Daily Mail Australia detectives are continuing to probe the tragedy.
Apart from teams of media representatives, no-one was seen visiting the property on Monday.
Nor did anyone attend to leave floral tributes, which have become routine at other similar tragedies.
A detective attended the Coolaroo home on Monday and was seen closing the front window, which had been left wide open to the elements.
One neighbour told Daily Mail Australia the neighbourhood remained in shock following the suspected murder.
‘We’ve never seen anything like this out here. It’s just awful,’ the man said after pulling over in his vehicle to chat.
The scene outside the home was a far cry from the community response to the death of Chaithanya ‘Swetha’ Madhagani.
Ms Madhagani’s body had also been stuffed into a wheelie bin found on Mount Pollock Road in Buckley, west of Geelong, on March 8.
Her death sparked an outpouring of emotion from the community, with friends gathering to honour her in Point Cook, where she lived.
Coolaroo residents have provided mixed reports as to the identity of the latest bin victim, with different accounts placing her age at anywhere between her late 40s to early 80s.
One man claimed the woman had only lived at the property for about two months.
The neighbourhood is situated a stone’s throw from working class Broadmeadows, with government housing accounting for the majority of Hilgay Street.
Detectives attended the Hilgay Street home on Saturday (pictured) after a woman’s body was picked up by a garbage truck
Chaithanya ‘Swetha’ Madhagani’s body was found in a wheelie bin in March
The wheelie bin that contained the body of Chaithanya ‘Swetha’ Madhagani
Other neighbours claimed they saw a man’s car parked in the driveway of the murder house and had seen a man taking out the bins in the days before the body was found.
One woman said she had only spoken to the murdered woman about what day the bins were collected. None of her neighbours knew her name or anything about her.
The woman is the 48th killed in Australia this year, which has infuriated Australians across the country.
‘Why will the government not acknowledge the war on women in this country?’ one angry woman posted to social media.
‘Call it what it is – domestic terrorism. Stop funding wars overseas and start addressing the enormous cost of violence against women.’
Another wrote: ‘You get more jail for speaking the truth than for killing your wife and family – it is disgusting.’
Waste management staff located the body while moving green waste at the Cooper Street tip in Epping on Wednesday
The woman is yet to be formally identified, with detectives waiting for the results of a post-mortem investigation.
Police continue to canvass the area for CCTV footage and are keen to speak to anyone who may have it or dashcam footage captured between Sunday, June 23 and Tuesday, July 2.
Detectives are also keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious in the area around that time.
Staff at an Epping tip on Cooper St contacted police after they found the woman’s body, which detectives believe was in a bin picked up outside her home that day.
Detectives also inspected a brick home 100m down the street from where the victim lived.
The owners of that home are believed to have travelled overseas last month and have not yet returned.
On Saturday, officers were seen inspecting grass clippings from the home next door to that property.
Anyone with information on the Coolaroo incident should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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