Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man after an alleged fatal assault in Box Hill on Saturday night.
Emergency services were called to reports of an assault in the foyer of a Young Street apartment building about 7.45pm.
Responding officers attended and arrested a 42-year-old Box Hill man at the scene.
Two victims were initially located, with one sustaining a minor facial injury that didn’t require hospital treatment.
After speaking with witnesses, officers became aware of reports that a third person had been assaulted.
A search of the building was conducted and a 48-year-old Box Hill man was located deceased in a stairwell.
The 42-year-old was taken to hospital under police guard but has since been charged with murder.
He has been remanded to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 15 July.
It is believed parties involved in the incident were known to each other.
