MELBOURNE, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Police have commenced an investigation after a woman and child were found dead in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne on Thursday night.
Victoria Police said that officers were called to reports that a woman had been found unresponsive outside an apartment building in Box Hill, 14 km east of central Melbourne, around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday.
An unresponsive child was found nearby a short time later.
Police said that the woman and school-aged child could not be revived and died at the scene.
A crime scene was established while detectives commenced an investigation. ■
