Two people have died in a suspicious house fire at a Yarraville residence in Melbourne's west.
A RESPECTED elderly couple may have been murdered before their killer torched their home, police suspect.
The bodies of the husband and wife, described by neighbours as friendly and well liked, were found after a blaze in their Yarraville home at 3am.
A neighbour called emergency services as flames rose from the Morven St home.
Homicide squad detective Insp John Potter said the incident was gruesome.
"We're treating it as a suspicious death and we believe both people could possibly have been killed by some person or persons unknown,'' he said.
Police offices on the job at a crime scene in Yarraville where two people were found dead at a house fire. Picture: Jason Sammon
Arson chemists worked all day to determine exactly where and how the fire started.
Insp Potter said both victims, believed to be in their late 70s, had suffered injuries that did not appear to be self-inflicted.
He would not go into detail about the nature of the injuries but a post mortem will be held tomorrow.
Inspector John Potter from the Victoria Police homicide squad has spoken about the fire where the bodies of 2 people have been found
"We believe the fire was deliberately lit and we've now got to establish the cause and the circumstances surrounding this whole gruesome incident,'' Insp Potter said.
"We're totally unsure as to exactly why this has happened in their home, but clearly there's something suspicious."
Neighbours reported hearing a loud bang about 3am before seeing flames.
One neighbour, Gary Stinten, said it sounded like a "bomb".
A forensic police officer works at a crime scene in Yarraville where two people were found dead at a house fire. Picture: Jason Sammon
"We went to the back of the house and saw the house catch fire, so it was pretty full on," he said.
Mr Stinten said the couple, who are yet to be formally identified, had lived in the street for about 35 years.
Another neighbour, Trina Paskins, described them as "lovely people" and the woman had been affectionately known to local children as "Yaya".
"They always gave things to my little girl," she said.
Police offices on the job at a crime scene in Yarraville where two people were found dead at a house fire. Picture: Jason Sammon
One neighbour said the friendly couple would "have a chat and always smiled at the kids".
"I'm really sad this happened so close to Christmas,'' another neighbour, Claire Smith, said.
A bullet shell was found in a nearby park, causing police to set up a separate forensic scene.
But investigators believe that discovery is not linked to the deaths.
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au
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