Man charged with Melbourne woman's murder

A man has been charged with murdering a woman at a home in Melbourne's northwest.

The woman, named by media as 29-year-old mother-of-two Katie Haley, was found dead at the Diggers Rest property on Friday night.

A 28-year-old man is due to face an out-of-sessions court hearing on Saturday night charged with murder.

Ms Haley's family earlier issued a statement saying they'd been touched by "an act of pure evil".

"She did not deserve what happened to her," the Herald Sun quoted the family as saying.

"Our beautiful Katie girl, not only did we lose a much-loved daughter and sister, but two precious children lost their beautiful mother."