Man charged with murder after fight with neighbour over alleged affair turns deadly

A man has been charged with murder after his neighbour was allegedly killed during an argument in Melbourne’s outer east, which detectives believe may have been ignited over an affair.

Police were called to reports of a “dispute” between two men at a property on Penhyrn Avenue in Croydon about 2.10am on Monday.

Peter Duss, 79, was found dead at the scene.

A 57-year-old Croydon man was arrested at the scene and was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries to his upper body, where he remained under police guard.

The man has now been charged with one count of murder.

He will appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

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Police say the men are known to each other.

Homicide squad detectives are now investigating if tension over an alleged affair is what led to the violence.

It’s understood Duss had lived at the home in Croydon with his wife for close to 40 years.

“I can’t comprehend how she is going to cope with this,” friend Gillian Bysher told 9News.

Neighbours expressed their shock over the alleged murder after Duss’ body was found.

“It’s the last thing you’d expect in this area,” resident Peter Molloy said.

“A lot of us have been living here for many years ... neighbours are very friendly, and we’ve never had anything like this.”