Epping man charged with murder

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By Laura Michell

An Epping man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in Mill Park on Tuesday night.

The woman’s body was found by police during a welfare check at a house on Hawkes Drive just before 9.30pm.

The 45-year-old man was interviewed and charged by Homicide Squad detectives on Wednesday evening.

He has been remanded in custody and will face Melbourne Magistrates Court today.