A 45-year-old man has been arrested after a woman’s body was found inside a bin in Melbourne’s north last week.
Staff at a waste facility in Epping made the grim discovery while moving green waste on Wednesday.
Investigators believe the woman was inside a bin picked up outside a property on Hilgay Street in Coolaroo on July 2.
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of the 67-year-old woman, who is yet to be formally identified.
Detectives used a locksmith to access the woman’s address over the weekend and spent 10 hours combing through it and the bins in the backyard.
Detectives arrested the 45-year-old Coolaroo man in Glenroy about 11.15am today and he will now be interviewed by police.
Repurpose It chief executive George Hatzimanolis released a statement yesterday, saying staff members were left “shaken” by the incident.
“We are deeply saddened to confirm that a body was discovered in the FOGO delivery shed at our facility last Wednesday,” he said in a statement.
“Our staff members who made this tragic discovery are understandably shaken, and we are ensuring they receive the support and counselling they need.”
