Man charged after in-home carer dies following alleged assault at Melbourne home
A man has been charged after his live-in carer died following an alleged assault in their home south-west of Melbourne.
John Sheffield, 55, was taken into custody after police found his carer Kenneth Magee, 62, critically injured inside the Everwin Drive home in Werribee.
Sheffield was seen speaking to police outside the home before he collapsed into a chair and was arrested.
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Kenneth Magee died in hospital in Melbourne. Nine
Police said this morning that Sheffield had been charged with murder.
He was refused bail and will appear in court today.
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