Police charge man after Hoppers Crossing death

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man following the death of a woman in Hoppers Crossing earlier this month.

A 51-year-old Hoppers Crossing man has today been charged with murder.

He remains in hospital and a bedside remand hearing is expected to be facilitated this afternoon.

The charge follows an incident on 3 August where a 40-year-old Darley woman was fatally injured at a property on Grevillea Crescent.

The parties involved are believed to be known to each other.

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