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Tara Cosoleto

Man charged over death of Chinese national

A man, 22, has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in a Melbourne flat. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A man has been charged over the death of a Chinese woman in an apartment in Melbourne's CBD.

The 31-year-old's body was discovered by friends at the flat in La Trobe Street on Tuesday night.

A 22-year-old Huntingdale man was taken into custody in Preston, in the city's north, by detectives from the Homicide Squad.

He has now been charged with one count each of murder, robbery and theft.

It's believed the man and woman were known to each other.

The man will face Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday.

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