Man charged over Melb murder, assaults

A man acquitted in Australia's largest terror trial has been charged over the murder of a woman whose battered body was found dumped in a Melbourne car park three weeks ago.

Bassam Raad, 34, was arrested after three children were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Monday night.

He was charged on Wednesday night with one count of murder and three counts of intentionally causing injury.

He is expected to face an out-of-sessions court hearing.

In a high-profile terror trial in 2008 he was among 12 men accused of planning terror attacks in Melbourne but was acquitted.

A 27-year-old woman's badly battered body was found wrapped in a quilt by a passing jogger in Broadmeadows on June 17.

Despite a nationwide call for help, detectives have been previously unable to identify her but last week revealed they believed she was a mother and a victim of family violence.