A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a Halls Head man.
The 46-year-old man, whose body was found floating in the water at a dog beach south of Perth on Monday, had been identified as Ilario Maiolo.
Police are understood to have raided this property on Oaklands Avenue.
Police have sealed off a section of footpath and beach between Montego Way and Calypso Road.
A police officer at the home on Kingfisher Drive understood to be involved in the police probe.
A home on Kingfisher Drive understood to be involved in the police probe.
Police are understood to have raided this property on Oaklands Avenue.
A police vehicle near the scene at the home cordoned off in Calypso Road. Mandurah and Rockingham SES undertook a forensic search in nearby scrub.
Police at the scene where the body was discovered in Halls Head.
His body was discovered by a dog walker shortly after 11.30am, near the corner of Boardwalk Boulevard and Montego Way.
Mr Maiolo, called "Larry" by friends, was "a family man" who regularly walked along the dog beach each morning, Detective Inspector Anthony Lee said earlier this week.
The 31-year-old was due to appear in the Mandurah Magistrates Court today via a bedside hearing due to a pre-existing medical condition but will now appear before the Perth Magistrates Court this afternoon.
