Devastated girlfriend is left in disbelief after father-of-two is found stabbed to death in a home – as cops launch murder investigation
- Body of Shane Brown, 30, was discovered at a Melbourne address on Tuesday
- Father of two was remembered as a ‘funny, cheeky boy’ in social media tributes
- A local man from Melton in Melbourne’s west is assisting police with inquiries
The heartbroken girlfriend of a father-of-two found dead in a home says she hopes his killer is brought to justice.
The body of Shane Brown, 30, was found at an address on Henry Street, Melton, in Melbourne’s west, just before 4pm on Tuesday.
Brown, who was stabbed to death, leaves behind two children aged just three and three months.
His partner Bianca Kerr is still in disbelief and hopes the killer ‘rots in jail’.
The body of Shane Brown (pictured right) was located at an address on Henry Street in Melton, in Melbourne’s west, just before 4pm on Tuesday
Bianca Kerr (pictured left) the mother of Shane Brown’s two children, has promised the ‘babies will live on’ in his memory
‘I would do anything to bring (him) back,’ she told the Herald Sun. ‘I will make sure our babies never forget who you are and I know they will live on in you.
‘This isn’t fair. We love and miss you so much. I hope [the killer] rots in jail and gets everything he deserves.’
Earlier Ms Kerr confirmed the grim news of Brown’s death on social media, sparking an outpour of tributes online.
‘You were such a sweet, funny, cheeky young boy who was loved by lots of us,’ one person wrote.
‘Being in (your) class (at school) was pretty great and amusing too! Rest in peace dude.’
Another woman wrote Brown would be ‘missed by so many and in so many ways’, while a third person posted they would ‘never be the same over this’.
A crime scene was established outside the Henry Street home on Tuesday afternoon as officers searched the area for clues.
An ‘extensive amount’ of blood was found inside the house, Channel 7 reported.
Homicide squad detectives are investigating the cause of Brown’s death, with a Melton man questioned by police. Charges are yet to be laid.
‘Investigators are currently speaking to a local man who is assisting them with inquiries,’ Victoria Police confirmed in a statement on Wednesday.
A crime scene was established outside the Melton home in Melbourne’s west on Tuesday afternoon as officers searched the area for clues
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