Vic: Dead woman not seen since Easter
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MELBOURNE, April 18 AAP - An elderly woman found bashed to death in her east Melbourneflat had not been seen since Easter, police said today.
The body of Margaret Mary O'Toole, 69, was found in the loungeroom of her Serrell Street,East Malvern, home by her brother yesterday afternoon.
Her brother had gone to the flat, where she had lived for five years, because he hadnot been able to make contact with her.
The front door was unlocked and the home had been ransacked.
Homicide detectives and members of the Force Response Unit today conducted a searchof the area around Mrs O'Toole's flat in a bid to find any clues to the attack.
It followed a police door-knock of neighbours late yesterday.
Homicide Squad Detective Inspector Andrew Allen said Mrs O'Toole died from extensiveinjuries inflicted with an unknown instrument.
He said she had not been seen since the Easter holidays and had probably been deadfor a few days.
"This is a particularly brutal attack," he said.
"We are appealing to the public to help trace the last movements of the deceased."
Police said the woman was a childless widow and had been described as a quiet person.
A post-mortem examination will be held to determine the exact cause of death.
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