Murder charge after body found at grass fire near rural Victorian cemetery

A man has been charged with murder after a body was found following a fire near a cemetery in regional Victoria.

Police were called to the fire yesterday morning near Cemetery Road and Knight Road, close to the cemetery in Quambatook, about 115 kilometres north-west of Bendigo.

After the 6.30am callout, officers found a body, believed to be a woman, involved the homicide squad and started forensic testing.

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Later that morning, a 67-year-old Quambatook man was arrested in the Welshmans Reef area, about two hours' drive south.

Police interviewed the man and announced he was charged with murder tonight. 

They said forensic testing was still under way to identify the body but it was believed to be female.

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