By Luke Voogt
A suspect in the fatal stabbing of Whittington man Geoffrey McDonald is under arrest following a five-day police manhunt.
Homicide Squad detectives on Monday morning arrested Joshua Hocking and his partner Kayla Collins following the stabbing at a Whittington house last Wednesday.
Police arrested the 35-year-old Connewarre man and his 34-year-old partner in Shepherdson Avenue, Corio, about 11.20am, a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
The arrest follows a public appeal by police last week as part of the ongoing investigation into the death of Mr McDonald, 47, on October 14.
“The pair remain in custody and the investigation remains ongoing,” the police spokesperson said.
“Police would like to thank the public and media for their assistance with this matter.”
Emergency services rushed to a property on Planet Court about 3pm last Wednesday after reports a man had been stabbed.
On arrival police found Mr McDonald with life-threatening injuries and paramedics took him to hospital where he later died.
“A 17-year-old male who was also home at the time was not injured,” a police spokesperson said.
Police alleged Mr Hocking left the address in a purple Ford sedan, which had since been located by officers.
Detectives released an image of Mr Hocking in hope someone recognised him and could provide information on his current whereabouts.
The death is the second in Whittington that Homicide Squad detectives have investigated in a fortnight.
In a separate incident earlier this month detectives charged Whittington man Haig Arslanian, 39, with murder over the shooting death of his younger brother David Arslanian.
