By Nic White For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 05:19 BST, 26 June 2019 | Updated: 05:19 BST, 26 June 2019
A nurse allegedly murdered by her boyfriend inside their flat was recovering from brain surgery she had just 11 days earlier.
Cait O'Brien, 31, was found dead after police kicked down the door about 7.30pm on Tuesday to conduct a welfare check.
Her boyfriend Shea Sturt, 33, was arrested by homicide police soon after the body was discovered in Gardenvale, southeast Melbourne.
Cait O'Brien, 31, was found dead after police kicked down the door on Tuesday to conduct a welfare check
Shea Sturt, 33, was arrested by homicide police soon after the body was discovered, and charged with murder
A close family member said Ms O'Brien was the 'most beautiful girl' and hoped justice would be served.
Ms O'Brien had brain surgery on June 14 to remove a brain tumour and praised Sturt for cooking
