Paul Grapsas Death Shock Twist 18 -year -old Geelong is accused of
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A teenage boy has been charged with four days after a Geelong father's body was found outside a church. Paul Grapsas, 40, left his home on Western Beach Road, near central Geelong in Melbourne's south-west, for a late-night walk with his dog last Thursday and never returned home. The father-of-two's battered body was tragically found by his pregnant wife Jessica in the early hours of the next morning, lying next to his car outside a church on nearby Malone Street, not far from their home. He from severe head trauma. When his dog returned home without him, his wife went to look for him. Homicide detectives arrested an 18-year-old man in Ocean Grove on Tuesday and spent hours questioning him. The Belmont man was later charged with and will appear in the Geelong Magistrates Court on Wednesday afternoon. Paul Grapsas was found with a fatal head injury in a street near his home in Geelong READ Fugitive with a grenade tattoo on his face was shot dead by police after three days on the run. A homicide investigation into Mr. Grapsas' death is ongoing. Anyone who saw Mr Grapsas walking his dog or heard anything suspicious between 11pm last Thursday and 4am Friday is asked to contact Crime Stoppers. "Investigators are asking anyone living or driving in the area to please contact police if they have any CCTV or dashcam footage," the police statement said. Before the grisly development, police sources told Daily Mail Australia the gruesome death had baffled experienced detectives. "There is no reason in his past that he would be the victim of something like this," a source said on Monday. The alleged assault has raised concerns among detectives, who are treating the incident as a seemingly random act of violence at this stage of the investigation. Mr. Grapsas walking his dog late at night led armchair detectives on Facebook to speculate that something worse was afoot. But a police source dismissed such speculation and suggested Victorians living in affluent areas would not hesitate to go for late-night walks. 'If you live in a really well-off area, it doesn't even cross your mind... it's very normal for people to go out to walk their dogs at that time,' the source said. Police have appealed for help to anyone who may have witnessed Ms Graspas going out on Thursday night at the intersection of Mercer and Malone streets, close to the site of St Peter and St Paul Catholic Church Paul Grapsas, 40, left his home on Western Beach Road, near central Geelong in Victoria, to take his dog for a walk last Thursday. Never made it home Last week Homicide Detective Sergeant Tony Hupfeld said Mr Grapsas routinely walked his dog at night. Forensic police swarmed area over the weekend, dusting vehicles for fingerprints and scouring area for clues. Some neighbors claimed Mr. Grapsas may have been attacked by someone breaking into vehicles. Police also scoured security cameras at local businesses and homes for clues
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A teenage boy has been charged with four days after a Geelong father's body was found outside a church. Paul Grapsas, 40, left his home on Western Beach Road, near central Geelong in Melbourne's south-west, for a late-night walk with his dog last Thursday and never returned home. The father-of-two's battered body was tragically found by his pregnant wife Jessica in the early hours of the next morning, lying next to his car outside a church on nearby Malone Street, not far from their home. He from severe head trauma. When his dog returned home without him, his wife went to look for him. Homicide detectives arrested an 18-year-old man in Ocean Grove on Tuesday and spent hours questioning him. The Belmont man was later charged with and will appear in the Geelong Magistrates Court on Wednesday afternoon. Paul Grapsas was found with a fatal head injury in a street near his home in Geelong READ Fugitive with a grenade tattoo on his face was shot dead by police after three days on the run. A homicide investigation into Mr. Grapsas' death is ongoing. Anyone who saw Mr Grapsas walking his dog or heard anything suspicious between 11pm last Thursday and 4am Friday is asked to contact Crime Stoppers. "Investigators are asking anyone living or driving in the area to please contact police if they have any CCTV or dashcam footage," the police statement said. Before the grisly development, police sources told Daily Mail Australia the gruesome death had baffled experienced detectives. "There is no reason in his past that he would be the victim of something like this," a source said on Monday. The alleged assault has raised concerns among detectives, who are treating the incident as a seemingly random act of violence at this stage of the investigation. Mr. Grapsas walking his dog late at night led armchair detectives on Facebook to speculate that something worse was afoot. But a police source dismissed such speculation and suggested Victorians living in affluent areas would not hesitate to go for late-night walks. 'If you live in a really well-off area, it doesn't even cross your mind... it's very normal for people to go out to walk their dogs at that time,' the source said. Police have appealed for help to anyone who may have witnessed Ms Graspas going out on Thursday night at the intersection of Mercer and Malone streets, close to the site of St Peter and St Paul Catholic Church Paul Grapsas, 40, left his home on Western Beach Road, near central Geelong in Victoria, to take his dog for a walk last Thursday. Never made it home Last week Homicide Detective Sergeant Tony Hupfeld said Mr Grapsas routinely walked his dog at night. Forensic police swarmed area over the weekend, dusting vehicles for fingerprints and scouring area for clues. Some neighbors claimed Mr. Grapsas may have been attacked by someone breaking into vehicles. Police also scoured security cameras at local businesses and homes for clues