The body of a man missing for more than a month has been found in a vegetable patch at the back of a suburban property.
Detectives were called to the home on McLeans Rd in Bundoora, in Melbourne’s northeast, about 9.45am on Thursday by a tip-off.
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Police are yet to formally identify the remains but believe they belong to a 53-year-old man who was last seen on April 2.
The man lives in the suburb.
“The exact circumstances of the man’s death are yet to be determined however it is being treated as suspicious,” Victoria Police said in a statement.
A 51-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man, who are believed to be known to the deceased, are assisting police with their inquires.
Police and forensic officers spent the day collecting evidence and at one point took shovels behind a tarp.
Missing Persons Squad detectives remain at the property on Thursday evening.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers.
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