A cause of death is yet to be revealed for a Geelong woman found lifeless in Melbourne's Chinatown district.
Natalina Angok's alleged killer Christopher Allen Bell, 32, faced court on Thursday charged with one count of murder.
Bell, from Phillip Island, is due to face a magistrate again on Friday.
Ms Angok, 32, was found about 6.30am on Wednesday at the intersection of Little Bourke Street and Celestial Avenue.
An autopsy was conducted to determine Ms Angok's cause of death. The results are yet to be made public.
Bell's lawyer Steven Pica told the court on Thursday that his client had been in a facility for a week, and had been released "only a week" before the alleged attack.
Acting Superintendent Craig Peel told reporters he believed the woman was already dead when a member of the public reported her body in the street.
"A member of the public did call triple-0 and reported the incident," he said.
Ms Angok's sister Helena told The Age the news was hard to believe.
"It's really sad and I can't get my head around it. I'm shocked and it's just hard to believe. My sister is gone and when I think about it, I think this is not true," she said.
"She didn't deserve to die in such a way, being killed by someone."
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