Overview

• July Neira, 64, was reported missing on June 14 after last being seen with an unknown man outside her Noble Park home on June 7
• Officers located Neira at Dandenong Hospital on June 16 with injuries consistent with a serious assault
• Neira died in hospital on June 20 after speaking with police about her injuries, leading detectives to treat her death as suspicious
• A 62-year-old man from Endeavour Hills known to Neira was interviewed by investigators and released pending further inquiries
• Friends and neighbours describe Neira as a kind and selfless neighbour and police are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers