Man dead, Another under Guard at Mental Health Facility in Victoria

Homicide detectives are investigating an alleged altercation at Barwon Health’s Swanston Centre in Geelong, which has a history of controversy.

A general view of Police tape in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 9, 2018. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

A psychiatric patient is dead and another is under police guard after an incident at a mental health facility plagued with controversy.

Homicide detectives are investigating the alleged altercation at Barwon Health’s Swanston Centre, on the corner of Myers and Swanston streets in Geelong, about 2 a.m. on Feb. 23.