Police have charged a man with murder after a woman was found dead inside a home in Melbourne’s east.

Emergency services were called to the Ferntree Gully home around 10am on Friday and found an injured woman.

Despite their attempts to revive the 30-year-old, she was declared dead.

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A 45-year-old man was arrested nearby and taken into custody. He has since been charged with one count of murder.

A man was arrested nearby in Ferntree Gully. Credit: 7NEWS

Police allege the man and woman were known to each other.

The man faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday night where he was remanded in custody to reappear in February next year.