Police intercepted an accused murderer at Melbourne's airport before he could leave the country. -AAP Image
A man has faced court accused of murder after he was arrested while trying to board an overseas flight.
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Allan Keys, 67, was arrested at Melbourne International Airport on Friday afternoon before he stepped onto the overseas-bound plane, Victoria Police said.
He was charged with one count of murder after the discovery of a missing woman's body in Little River, a town 44km southwest of Melbourne, on Saturday.
The 53-year-old woman from Dandenong was reported missing on Thursday after she did not contact her family as expected, with police deeming the circumstances suspicious.
Her body was found in the vicinity of Little River Rd and the Princes Freeway in Little River, and officers have set up a crime scene.
The body is yet to be formally identified, but detectives believe it is the missing woman.
Keys, who is from Patterson Lakes, was remanded in custody and faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday.
He is next due to come before the court on August 10.
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