Body of 27-Year-Old Man Found on Melbourne Property After Residents Report ‘Loud Bangs’ in Chilling Mystery
- Police launch investigation into suspicious death after body found outside home in Ivanhoe
- Residents reported hearing loud bangs at 5.12am on Tuesday, but body not discovered until 12 hours later
- Neighbours describe disturbing scene, with one saying it’s ‘a bit of a shock to the system’
Police are racing against time to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of a 27-year-old man whose body was found on a property in Melbourne’s north-east. The grim discovery was made on Tuesday afternoon, hours after residents reported hearing loud bangs in the early morning.
Martyn Wild, a neighbour who lives nearby, told Nine News that he and his wife were woken by two loud noises at around 5.12am. ‘We thought initially it might be a car backfiring, maybe in [a] street nearby, but it didn’t really sound like a backfire,’ he said.
Tragically, it wasn’t until 12 hours later that the body was found by a passerby walking their dog. ‘Almost 12 hours later, somebody from the apartments [nearby] was walking their dog, and he [saw the body] and called it in,’ Wild recalled. ‘There must have been a swarm of 20 to 25 police here, ambulance, fire brigade, you name it.’
Another neighbour, Nick Robarts, also reported hearing the loud bangs, followed by yelling, but initially thought it was just a car backfiring. ‘I went for a late afternoon walk about 12 hours later, but I didn’t see the body,’ he said.
Police arrived soon after and took his statement. The body was found outside a complex of five units, one of which is currently up for sale. Inspections scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled.
Gordon Hope of Miles Real Estate, the agent selling the unit, said this was the first time he had to cancel property inspections due to a homicide investigation. ‘It’s a bit of a shock to the system,’ he admitted.
Hope confirmed that the property’s owners had spoken to police and were happy to assist the investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online.