Woman found dead in Melbourne backyard after neighbours heard haunting screams for help

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 23:09, 5 July 2026 | Updated: 23:22, 5 July 2026 A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in a backyard on Melbourne's outskirts. Neighbours said they heard screams from a Sunnybank Way home in Pakenham shortly after 8am on Sunday. Emergency services were called to the scene, where a woman, 35, was found unresponsive. She died at the scene despite frantic efforts to revive her. A distraught man at the property was taken to hospital and has since spoken to police. No arrests or charges have been laid. 'Police will await the results of a post-mortem as the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death remain unclear,' a police spokesperson said. Homicide detectives, local police and forensic officers spent much of Sunday at the home. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers. A homicide investigation has been launched after a 35-year-old woman was found dead in the backyard of a home in Melbourne's south-east man has been interviewed by police, but no arrests or charges have been made as investigators await the results of a post-mortem Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.