Annette Brennan: Man charged with murder after body found in Melbourne Body of English teacher discovered at tip Man, 45, has been charged with murder READ MORE: Indian grandfather killed at a skate park while visiting family By Wayne Flower In Melbourne For Daily Mail Australia and Aap Published: 18:34 EDT, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 9 July 2024 e-mail A 45-year-old man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman's body at a Melbourne waste management facility. English teacher Annette Brennan, 67, was found dead at a tip in Epping in Melbourne's north, about 8km from her home in Coolaroo, on July 3. The 45-year-old, who police say was known to Ms Brennan, was arrested and questioned by detectives before he was charged on Tuesday night.
Staff at the Cooper Street rubbish tip located the teacher's body while moving green waste last Wednesday and contacted police. Investigators believe Ms Brennan was originally inside a domestic bin that was picked up from her Hilgay Street home on July 2. The accused Coolaroo man has been remanded in custody to appear in Melbourne Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
One of Ms Brennan's former students, Simona Croce, told 9News that the teacher was a 'beautiful, loving and a kind woman'. 'She was amazing, I'm really shocked,' she added, calling her a 'second mum'. A man, 45, has been charged with murder following the discovery of the body of English teacher Annette Brennan (pictured) 67, in a tip in Melbourne's north las.