A man accused of murdering a 62-year-old woman has been remanded in custody after facing court for the first time.
Chalmers was arrested at his Footscray home yesterday and charged with murder.
He fronted Melbourne Magistrates Court this morning for a brief hearing, where prosecutors requested a longer than usual time frame to compile the brief of evidence against him, noting the pathology report would take at least 12 weeks to prepare.
Magistrate James FitzGerald granted the application, giving detectives until March 13 to provide the brief to the defence.
No details of the victim were aired in court and FitzGerald ordered her name be redacted from charge sheets released to the media, following a request from prosecutors.
Chalmers’ lawyer Lucy Massouras told the court her client had no custody management issues as he was remanded behind bars.
He is due to return to court in April for a committal mention hearing.
