Neighbour speaks of horror after discovering bodies of pregnant woman and her partner in Melbourne
The 39-year-old Athena Georgopoulos and 50-year-old Andrew Gunn were found dead in their Mount Waverly home at 9.55pm on Monday night, with reports saying the pregnant woman's partner had been decapitated and his head mounted on a spike.
The couple's bodies were discovered by neighbour Ben Scott Sandvik, who struggled to get out the words to describe what he had seen.
"No one should have to come across what I saw down there … And nobody needs to live knowing that this sort of thing has happened to their families,' he told the Herald Sun.
Victoria Police has arrested and charged 34-year-old homeless man Ross Judd over the 'targeted' attack, but Mr Scott Sandvik said the alleged perpetrator was also the victim of a broken system.
'You don't prevent this thing by punishing any harder. People like that need help,' he said.
Tributes from family and friends have poured in for Ms Georgopoulos, who was five months pregnant at the time of her death.
In a message posted to social media in Greek, the 39-year-old's mother spoke about the joy they had shared when her daughter discovered she was pregnant.
'My love, you left this life so quick and I still can't believe how happy you were in the last few days,' she said.
'We dreamed of the granddaughter you were going to bring into your life world and just like that everything disappeared by the murder that took your life and my granddaughters that you were bringing into this world in 4 months.
'No matter how much they have broken us apart, I will forever love you.'
The couple's Melbourne home was graffiti messages including, "U R Gay", "Enough is Enough", "Betrayal", and 'Karma is not a menu".
A Victoria Police spokesperson has confirmed investigators are looking into whether the graffiti is linked to the gruesome alleged murder.
Victoria Police have requested a 10-week extension to prepare a brief of evidence in the case, which has been granted by the Court.
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