BREAKING NEWS Grisly discovery on Collins Street sparks urgent police probe
Officers cordoned off Collins Street from the public about 4.15am on Saturday after the body, which is yet to be identified, was found outside an EzyMart.
'The circumstances surrounding the death of the person, who remains unidentified, are unclear,' a police spokesman said.
More to come.
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