Fresh details emerge of possible dispute over dogs behind grisly Melbourne alleged double murder as accused killer seen dining at Maccas after killing

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5 days ago

A dispute over dog ownership has emerged as a possible driver behind an accused killer allegedly murdering a pregnant woman and mounting her partner's decapitated head on a spike in a Melbourne unit.
Athena Georgopoulos, 39, who was also five months pregnant at the time of her death, and Andrew ''Morph'' Gunn, 50, were found inside a unit on Adrienne Crescent in Mount Waverley on Monday night.
Ross Judd, 34, a homeless man, was with two large dogs, when he was arrested at Westall train station just a few hours later in relation to the 'unimaginably horrific crime scene'.
Victoria Police will allege Judd carried out a horrific "targeted" attack at the pair's home after being charged with counts of murder, and faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Locals have reported Mr Gunn was always accompanied by his german shepheard and the dog was ''very protective'' of him, but things took a sour turn when an argument developed between him and Judd over the ownership and sale of some dogs.
Neighbour Elise Browne told the Herald Sun, 'Morph was always with his dog".
'That's what spun me out when I heard about (the deaths), because he and his dog went everywhere together and Dragon wouldn't let anyone near him," Ms Browne said.
In a chilling turn of events, just an hour after the alleged murder took place, Judd was spotted in a bloody jacket at a a McDonald's about a 40-minute walk from the crime scene. There he was accompanied by his two pet german shepheards.
At the Dandenong Rd, Clayton McDonalds, a witness told the Herald Sun, a man matching Judd's description, was barefoot and wearing a black cotton jacket that appeared to be covered in blood.
He then reportedly proceeded to grab napkins from the counter to clean himself up.
While cleaning up, Judd also grabbed a late-night bite, with a worker revealing he ordered two medium cheeseburgers with no pickles and a no-sugar Coke.
He then left the restaurant about 11.25pm.
A photo of two german shepherds wearing distinctive scarfs while waiting outside the McDonalds has also appeared on social media.
Judd, who is known to camp under a bridge in Oakleigh, is known to Ms Georgopoulos and Mr Gunn and was reportedly spotted at the pair's unit in the past.
Police reportedly discovered Mr Gunn's mutilated body next to the body of Ms Georgopoulos inside their small unit.
Aerial footage of the couple's Melbourne home showed the outside of the property riddled with sinister graffiti messages including, "U R Gay", "Enough is Enough", "Betrayal", and 'Karma is not a menu".
Investigators are currently examining whether the graffiti sprayed in luminous yellow-green and black paint on the home's fence and exterior walls is linked to the gruesome alleged murder.
Speaking from the scene, Detective Inspector Dean Thomas declined to reveal how the couple were killed - although he said investigators did not think a gun had been used.
Just hours before Ms Georgopoulos was killded, she had been on the phone to family and friends on Monday to reveal the gender of her baby.
During the conversation, she told loved ones she was excited to be expecting a baby girl, the Herald Sun reported.
Ms Georgopoulos's devastated mother who was seen screaming and crying as she ran through the crime scene, made a heartbreaking tribute to her daughter and future granddaughter, both of whom she lost.
'My dear, you left life so unfairly I can't yet believe that you were so happy on your last days,' she wrote in Greek on Facebook.
'We dreamt together about my grandchildren that would bring to your heart's desire and suddenly everything went out in one night, cutting the thread of your life and my grand daughter who would've been born in four months.
'Even if they separated us I will always love you forever, welcome my daughter to the life of the angels.'
On Wednesday, Judd, wearing a dark coloured t-shirt, entered the court with two guards by his side as he stumbled and muttered: 'I beg your pardon, yeah I'm all good,' The Australian reported.
During the court hearing, police requested an additional 10 weeks to prepare a brief of evidence in the case due to its ''complex'' nature.
Magistrate Joanne Metcalf granted the request, with Mr Judd set to return to court next year.
Judd's lawyer noted that it was his first time in custody and requested for him to be seen by a custody nurse for "mental health issues".