Grisly killing at crowded share house shocks fellow residents as man is charged with murder
- Kristen Daniels was allegedly stabbed at a share house in Frankston
- Police were called at 3am on Wednesday and a 53-year-old man was charged
- Kevin Seymour, a resident of the home was charged with the stabbing murder
- Mr Seymour was remanded in custody and will appear in court on December 9
A 53-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of a housemate in a share home in outer Melbourne which was home to a dozen people.
Kristen Daniels was found dead at a home on Petrie St in the southeastern suburb of Frankston, with police attending the scene at 3am on Wednesday morning, the Herald Sun reported.
Kevin Seymour, who also lived at the residence was formally charged with murder in a court hearing on Thursday.
He was remanded in custody ahead of the next hearing on Dec. 9.
53-year-old Kevin Seymour has been charged with the alleged murder of Kristen Daniels in a shore house in Frankston (pictured)
The Petrie St property was said to be a converted childcare centre.
Another resident of the share house, Helen, said she saw Mr Daniels body, with a bloody chest.
'I was shocked. I have never seen that, the way Kris was lying, not even moving,' Helen said to the Herald Sun.
She said Mr Daniels had been a resident at the share house for about 11 years and was aged in his 40s.
The converted child care centre was home to twelve people, and both the man charged and the victim were residents of the share house
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Nigel, another resident of the crime scene said he was shocked to hear of the alleged stabbing.
'I've been in shared houses where they've (people) have committed suicide and that was bad enough,' Nigel said.
In a court hearing on Thursday, the judiciary was informed the accused required medication for paranoid schizophrenia taken fortnightly
Nigel described Mr Daniels as a kind man who was always happy to assist his fellow house mates.
'He'd help anybody out, doing grocery shopping for other people that are in need that were incapacitated,' Nigel said.
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