Police have charged a man with murder after a woman's body was found in Melbourne's inner north.
On Thursday police said the 51-year-old woman's body was found by a family member in the garage of a Northcote home on Wednesday about 8pm.
Victoria Police arrested Joe Lo Bianco on Thursday, and charged him with murder overnight.
The 52 year old appeared on Friday in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court, which heard it was his first time in custody.
The court also heard security footage would be gathered and that forensic evidence would be delayed.
Mr Lo Bianco will return to court in April next year.
