Man arrested in Melbourne over 1999 cold case murder of Canberra woman Irma Palasics

Arrest made over brutal cold case death of Canberra grandmother

A man has been arrested as police continue to investigate the 24-year-old cold case death of a Canberra grandmother.A 68-year-old man was taken into custody in the Melbourne suburb of Rowville this morning, and is set to be charged with murder, according to ACT police, after Irma Palasics died following a home invasion in November 1999.Police said the 72-year-old woman and her husband Gregor were "bound" and "savagely beaten" before two men alle…

The 24-year timeline of Irma Palasics cold case murder investigation

Police are still searching for the second person involved in the burglary.

Man charged over 1999 murder of Canberra woman

Police have charged a 68-year-old Melbourne man with the murder of a Canberra woman after an investigation that has taken more than two decades.

Man arrested in Melbourne over 1999 cold case murder of Canberra woman Irma Palasics

A 67-year-old man is expected to be extradited from Victoria to the ACT, after being arrested over the Canberra cold case killing of Irma Palasics.

Man arrested for 1999 murder of Irma Palasics after '24 years of pain'

Over two decades after 73-year-old grandmother Irma Palasics was murdered in a violent home invasion, a man has finally been arrested over her death. On 6 November 1999, two men forced their way into the McKellar home she shared with her partner, Gregor Palasics, where they bound and assaulted the elderly couple before ransacking the […]

Man charged over 1999 murder of Canberra woman

Police have charged a 68-year-old Melbourne man with the murder of a Canberra woman after an investigation that has taken more than two decades.