A man has been charged by police investigating the death of a woman whose body was discovered in Victoria’s north.
A 39-year-old man from Cobram was charged on Wednesday evening with intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury, common law assault, aggravated assault of a female and unlawful assault.
He was expected to face an out of sessions court hearing on Wednesday night, Victoria police said in a statement, and could be remanded to face Shepparton magistrates on Friday.
Police will allege the the man was known to the victim.
Emergency services were called to an address on Campbell Road in Cobram, near the border between Victoria and New South Wales, at about 2.15pm on Tuesday.
In a statement, police said the 49-year-old Cobram woman was found dead inside the property.
“Detectives from Cobram CIU will now investigate the matter and are continuing to work to establish the exact circumstances in relation to the woman’s death,” police said.
The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, told reporters on Wednesday that it was“difficult for me to comment in terms of this particular instance or the particular circumstances around that incident where another woman has lost her life”.
“But in the broader context, over the course of this year, we have seen too many women already in 2024 lose their life,” Allan said.
“This has to stop.”
She said governments needed to “look at our legal systems, and how we can strengthen the supports for women”.
