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- Friday 24 April 2026 at 1:54 pm
Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad have this afternoon charged a man with murder as part of their investigation into the 2012 suspicious disappearance of Brendan Breen.
A 72-year-old Colac man was arrested at his home address this morning.
He was interviewed by investigators and has since been charged with one count of murder.
The man will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court at 2PM today.
Today’s activity forms part of the investigation into the disappearance of 55-year-old Brendan, who was last seen in Melbourne on 12 April 2012.
He was reported missing on 9 May by his former spouse, who became concerned when he cancelled dinner with her last minute via text message and then stopped answering her phone calls.
They were initially unsure whether Brendan had chosen to disappear of his own accord.
A public appeal was also issued, however this did not lead to any further information about Brendan’s whereabouts.
Despite a number of enquiries over the next few years, Brendan could not be located.
In October 2018, Brendan failed to appear at his daughter’s funeral and his family believed this to be out of character as the pair were close.
The matter was reviewed by detectives who were of the belief Brendan’s disappearance was suspicious, and he had most likely met with foul play.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with any information regarding Brendan’s disappearance is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
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