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Victorian police arrest man after woman's body found in South Yarra apartment block

Police say the woman's body was found in the apartment block on Saturday night. (ABC News: Peter Healy)

Homicide police have arrested a man after the death of a woman whose body was found in an inner-Melbourne apartment complex on Saturday night.

The body of the 63-year-old woman was found in the South Yarra block about 9:00pm on Saturday.

Victoria Police said the death was being treated as suspicious.

Homicide detectives arrested the 41-year-old South Yarra man on Sunday.

He was assisting investigators with their inquiries, a police spokeswoman said.

Police tape marks the entrance to the complex. (ABC News: Peter Healy)

At least a dozen officers and SES workers were at the scene on Saturday night.

Crime scene tape marked the entrance of the 1a Surrey Road complex into Sunday.

Police found the woman's body inside the apartment building about 9:00pm on Saturday. (ABC News)
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