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- The Guardian
Man faces court after pregnant woman and partner found dead in Melbourne's south-east
A homeless man has faced court for the alleged double murder of a pregnant woman and her partner. Ross Judd, 34, was charged with murdering 39-year-old Athena Georgopoulos and a 50-year-old man inside a home at Mount Waverley, in Melbourne's south-east, on Monday night. He walked into the Melbourne magistrates court dock on Wednesday wearing a black T-shirt, sporting a short black beard and a mohawk-style hair cut. During the hearing, the police prosecutor sought a 10-week extension for investigators to provide a brief of the case. 'It's a complex crime scene [with] a significant amount of DNA [to be examined],' she said. Sign up: AU Breaking News email The prosecutor also attributed the delay to autopsies that needed to be performed on the victims. 'One of the people was pregnant and that has resulted in the delay,' she said. 'We are unable to provide a timeframe for when the DNA [examination] would be done.' Judd's defence lawyer, Annie Allan, said it was the 34-year-old's first time in custody and requested that he see the prison nurse to follow up on medication. The accused stared straight ahead throughout the hearing and responded, 'Yeah, I do', when magistrate Johanna Metcalf outlined his next court appearance details and asked if he understood. He smiled when Metcalf granted a media application to access his charges but refused other materials. Victoria Police had received a call from a concerned neighbour at 9.20pm after hearing yelling coming from the property, homicide squad Det Dean Thomas said on Tuesday. A second call was made, which suggested the incident was 'more urgent', before officers arrived at 9.50pm to find the two bodies. Police later arrested Judd, who was with two large dogs, at Westall railway station, about 6km from the home. Georgopoulos's mother expressed her sorrow over the death of her daughter, whom she said was due to give birth in four months. 'These last days you were so happy, we dreamed together about our granddaughter who you would bring into this life and suddenly all was extinguished in one night,' she said in a tribute on Facebook translated from Greek. 'Even in our separation, I will never stop loving you and look forward to our reunion.' Judd will next appear at the court via video link on 13 January 2026.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Horror as man's body is found in a suburban park
A man has been found dead in a popular reserve south of Brisbane Emergency responders were called to Reserve Park in the Logan suburb of Slack Creek about 7am Wednesday after a resident came across the grim discovery. A crime scene has been declared and police are working to identify the man. Forensic officers were seen photographing a thong, headphones and hat on a nearby park bench. Investigations into the cause of the man's death continue. The man's death has rocked the local community.
BBC News
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- BBC News
Man charged with murder of Australian couple in graffiti-covered house
Warning: This story contains details readers might find distressing A homeless man in the Australian state of Victoria has been charged with the alleged murder of a pregnant woman and her partner, whose head was decapitated. Police were called to a unit in Melbourne's south-east on Monday evening where they found the bodies of Athena Georgopoulos, 39, and Andrew Gunn, hours later, a man, 34, was arrested at a train station about 7km from the scene. He was charged with double murder and is due to appear in court on say the attack appears to be targeted but the relationship between the couple and the accused is not yet known. Police are also investigating graffiti outside the unit with the words "betrayal" and "enough is enough". Victoria police first received a call on Monday evening, requesting a welfare check at the Mount Waverley unit after "some yelling" was heard from the property. Police received a second call a few minutes later, prompting authorities to rush to the address, arriving just before 22:00 where the two bodies were to local media reports, Georgopoulos was five months pregnant with a baby girl. Early investigations suggest the alleged suspect arrived at the unit on Monday evening, and "then obviously an altercation has occurred," police told the media. "It appears to be a targeted attack, our suspect is known to the address," homicide squad detective Dean Thomas said."It does not appear to be a random attack and we are not looking for anybody else."Thomas said the suspect appears to have known Mr Gunn, but police were still working out the connection.A Victoria Police spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that detectives will also investigate if graffiti found outside the unit is relevant to the murder investigation.
