It was 8:35am on Saturday morning when the joggers found her.

UPDATED

Police have arrested a homeless man in NSW as a suspect following the death of a  30-year-old woman found in Melbourne’s Botanical gardens over the weekend.

Mamamia previously reported: 

It was 8:35am on Saturday morning when the Melbourne joggers found her. The body of a woman, believed to be aged in her 30s, was naked and deceased. The injuries on her legs were consistent with being dragged along the ground.

Police are saying that the woman, a Chinese national who was working in a restaurant nearby, was walking to work through Kings Domain between the hours of 5am and 7am, when the attack happened.

There is no word as to whether she had also been sexually assaulted. This from the Herald Sun:

Homicide Squad Detective Sergeant Nathan Favre said police could not rule out whether the victim had been sexually assaulted.

“Certainly the manner in which the deceased was located in a state of undress indicates that may have been the case,” he said. “She was certainly found (in) a state of undress with a number of injuries that are being assessed… I don’t wish to go into the exact injuries.”

Police are now searching for a homeless man who had been sleeping rough near where the woman’s body was found, on the corner of St Kilda Rd and Linlithgow Ave. They’ve released an image of 42-year-old Scott Allen Miller.

Miller, who moved from Western Australian to Victoria six weeks ago, was reportely sleeping in the Janet Lady Clarke Rotunda in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens.

Police have since found a sleeping bag and other items belonging to Mr Miller in the rotunda, which is located just 200 metres from where joggers discovered the deceased woman’s body.

The Age is reporting that Mr Miller was “a quiet person.”

Although Mr Miller is not believed to have a history of violence, he is known to WA Police, which has been assisting its Victorian counterpart with the investigation.

The Salvation Army’s Major Brendan Nottle said Mr Miller was “a quiet person” who has had contact with the Salvation Army’s outreach workers and cafe staff in recent weeks. “He was just quiet, kept to himself, he’d have a meal and leave,” Mr Nottle said, adding that Mr Miller had shunned accommodation assistance, choosing instead to sleep in the rotunda.

Authorities have advised people not to approach the man, as he could be dangerous.

If you see Mr Miller, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.