Son arrested after elderly woman found dead at Bentleigh home

The 44-year-old son of an elderly woman found dead at a Bentleigh home on Tuesday has been arrested.

Police were called to London Street around 4pm following reports of a stabbing.

Neighbours said the woman, 74, was kind and friendly and had been living at the home.

Her son was arrested at Cafe Crema in Bentleigh almost 24 hours later.