Murder accused fronts court after woman stabbed to death in front of children
A man has been charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in front of her children in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
Police were called to a home on Cousin Drive in Bayswater about 11.15am on Saturday after a 51-year-old woman was stabbed inside her home.
Police at the scene in Bayswater on Saturday. Credit: Simon Schluter
She was found dead inside the property. The woman is yet to be formally identified.
Bayswater man Milorad Zaric, 47, who lived nearby, was arrested at a neighbouring property soon after and taken to hospital under police guard.
He was later charged with murder, and fronted Melbourne Magistrates Court on Sunday morning, appearing in the dock with a short grey beard and grey hair, and wearing a white jumpsuit.
The court was told Zaric was withdrawing from drugs and alcohol, and needed to be seen by a custody nurse.
Three teenagers witnessed the incident.Credit: Simon Schluter
Nominal police informant Daniel Magee asked the court for more time than usual to prepare the brief of evidence in the case, saying detectives had a fair bit to go through, including drug analysis and body-worn camera footage.
A magistrate remanded Zaric in custody to front a committal mention on February 14.
