Police have found human remains believed to be missing Melbourne woman Isla Bell and have charged a man with murder.
Ms Bell was last seen six-and-a-half weeks ago, leaving her home address, just days before her 20th birthday at about 6pm on 4 October.
On Wednesday, detectives from the Missing Persons Squad arrested three men after executing search warrants at two properties in Bentleigh East and Mulgrave.
The remains were found at Dandenong in Melbourne’s south-east on Tuesday evening and are yet to be formally identified.
A 53-year-old St Kilda man has since been charged with murder, while a 57-year-old Hampton man has been charged with assist offender (murder).
A 63-year-old Mulgrave man was released pending further enquiries.
The Missing Persons Squad formally took over the investigation in late October.
Isla’s family has been notified.
Two men have been charged after police found suspected human remains in their search for Isla Bell
Isla Bell, 19, was last seen leaving her Brunswick home, in Melbourne’s inner city, about 6pm on October 4
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