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Man accused of causing death of elderly man during suspected burglary in Victoria

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A 42-year-old man has been charged with aggravated burglary after a man in his 90s was found dead at a home in Morwell, in Victoria’s Gippsland region.

Police were called to a property in Maryvale Road about 9.20pm on Thursday after reports of a robbery.

When they searched the property, they found a man in his 90s dead inside.

Morwell death
A 42-year-old man has been charged with aggravated burglary after a man in his 90s was found dead at a home in Morwell, in VIctoria’s Gippsland region. (Nine)

Searching the nearby area, police found another man, who was arrested and taken into police custody.

Today police charged a 42-year-old man with aggravated burglary.

Police said the 42-year-old does not have any fixed address.

He has been held in police custody and will face Latrobe Magistrates Court on Monday.

Investigators have conducted a postmortem examination of the 90-year-old man, but the results are still pending.

The police investigation is ongoing.

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