Charges laid after Melbourne man Efstratios found dead in veggie patch

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A 40-year-old man has been charged with murder after the body of missing man Efstratios, 53, was discovered buried in a vegetable patch at a home in Bundoora, Melbourne’s northeast.

Efstratios had been missing since April 2, when he was last seen at a gym on Janefield Drive. His body was found around 9.45 am on Thursday, May 8, in the backyard of a property on McLeans Road.

Police arrested the Bundoora man and a 51-year-old woman at the scene. The man has since been charged with one count of murder and appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. He is due to reappear on October 6. The woman was questioned and later released.

Forensic teams were seen excavating the vegetable patch on Thursday, while much of the surrounding street was cordoned off.

The circumstances surrounding Efstratios’ death remain unclear, and it is not yet confirmed whether he knew the accused.

Source: Daily Telegraph.

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