The body of a homeless woman who was found murdered in a Melbourne park has been identified - as the search for her killer enters its second day.
Dog walkers made the horrendous discovery at Melbourne's Royal Park on Saturday morning, but the woman's cause of death remains a mystery.
The woman has been identified as 25-year-old Courtney Herron, who has no fixed residence.
Police believe she was assaulted at the scene overnight, between Friday and 9.25am Saturday morning.
The body of a homless woman who was found murdered in a Melbourne park has been identified as 25-year-old Courtney Herron
Police believe Ms Herron was assaulted at the scene overnight, between Friday and 9.25am Saturday morning
Investigators are still working to establish her movements and have appealed for public assistance to help piece together Ms Herron's movements and lead them to her killer, who remains on the run.
The last confirmed sighting of Ms Herron was on May 14 in St Albans, in New South Wales.
The woman's body was discovered near a group of logs under a tree in the 180 hectare park, where a heartbreaking letter was left on Sunday morning.
A man was seen visiting the spot where her body was found and leaving a bouquet of flowers along with the touching note.
'You deserve so much better,' the note read.
'May you rest in everlasting peace.'
The death comes less than a year after another woman was found dead in Melbourne.
A man was seen visiting the spot where her body was found and leaving a bouquet of flowers along with the touching note
The body of the woman is removed from the scene in Royal Park, Melbourne, on Saturday
The cause of death and identification of the victim hasn't been determined yet, as forensic teams, police and the SES comb the Royal Park for evidence
Eurydice Dixon's body was discovered in Princes Park in Carlton North in June last year, just a few kilometres away from today's grisly discovery.
The 22-year-old was raped and murdered while walking home from the city at night.
'It's the death of a woman sadly again in our
