Melbourne man in court over backyard death

A Melbourne man has faced court charged with murder, after a body was found in a suburban backyard.

Daniel Hounslow, 41, from Wyndham Vale, briefly appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with murdering 49-year-old Micah Kalawek in the same suburb on Sunday.

Hounslow's lawyer didn't raise any custody management issues and made no bail application for the man, who is due to return to court for a committal mention on June 18.