Mother and daughter found dead outside Melbourne apartment building
Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a mother and her five-year-old daughter were found dead outside an apartment building in Melbourne’s east.
Emergency services were called to a street in Box Hill shortly before 6.30pm on Thursday, where they found the bodies of a 38-year-old woman and a young girl at the base of the building.
Emergency services were called to Prospect Street in Box Hill on Thursday evening. 9News
The pair, understood to be mother and daughter, were both from Blackburn South, about 10 minutes from the scene.
9News understands the mother had worked as a real estate agent and had access to the upper levels of the building for client inspections.
“We tried to save her,” resident Harry Wang told 9News after rushing to help.
Emergency services took over CPR, but the 38-year-old couldn’t be saved. The body of her young daughter was found nearby.
The tragedy has devastated locals.
“We are sad, in our group, we say we pray for them,” one said.
Another said they were struggling to comprehend what happened.
A woman and her five-year-old daughter were found dead outside a high-rise building in Melbourne’s east. 9News
“Just shocked and just feel so sad. I can’t believe that it’s happened.”
Detectives are investigating the deaths but have confirmed they are not looking for anyone else involved in the incident.
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