Man, 36, charged with murdering domestic violence advocate and council worker Karen Belej in her home

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A man has been charged with murdering a family-violence advocate who was found dead in her home on Sunday night.

Homicide detectives have charged a 36-year-old man after Karen Belej, 31, was found dead in her Cardross home, near Mildura in Victoria's north-west, at 7.30pm on Sunday night.

The man, who also lived in Cardross, has been charged with one count of murder and will face an out of session’s court hearing at the Mildura Police Station on Wednesday evening. 

Homicide detectives have charged a 36-year-old man after Karen Belej (pictured), 31, was found dead in her Cardross home, near Mildura in Victoria's north-west, at 7.30pm on Sunday night

A woman found dead at her Mildura home on Sunday evening has been identified as Karen Belej, 31

Ms Belej was a local council worker and an advocate for White Ribbon - an organisation aimed at preventing violence against women. 

She was a human resources officer at Mildura Rural City Council employee and was behind the push for the council to become a White Ribbon accredited workplace, The Age reported. 

Mildura Mayor Glenn Milne said Ms Belej's sudden and tragic death had impacted the whole office and would 'take a long time to get over'.

'To have somebody just disappear out of your office, out of your life, with no notice, no nothing, it leaves a huge gap,' he said. 

A statement from council CEO Gerard Jose said was are 'no words' to describe the tragic loss of Ms Belej. 

'Her beautiful, bubbly personality and room-warming smile will always be remembered,' it read.

'On behalf of all staff and Councillors, we offer our heartfelt condolences to Karen’s family and friends at this very sad time.' 

Homicide detectives are investigating the woman's death, and Victoria Police could not provide any further information when contacted by Daily Mail Australia.

Ms Belej worked in human resources at Mildura Rural City Council in Victoria 

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