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A 42-year-old man is in police custody after he allegedly stabbed his flatmate to death two weeks after moving into a Russell Lea address.
On Thursday morning, police found a female body at a home on Clements Street in Sydney’s inner west.
On Thursday, police attended the scene of a fatal domestic violence stabbing in Russell Lea. Credit: Nikki Short
Burwood Police Superintendent Christine McDonald told reporters on Thursday afternoon that a member of the public called triple zero after hearing a woman screaming “in need of help”.
The woman is believed to be in her 50s. Police are looking for her next of kin, and her identity has not yet been formally released. MacDonald said police said she died from a stab wound to the neck but had “multiple injuries to her upper body.”
All five people who lived at the address were at home when the fatal stabbing occurred.
“They were … devastated. Once police arrived on the scene, it was clear that this was a homicide. You can imagine if you knew the victim, it would be very traumatic,” McDonald said.
“The man who assisted our police has no history of violence and no history of traffic or drug-related issues.”
“We know the victim and other roommates moved into the residence five or six weeks ago. We know (the suspect) moved in two or three weeks ago.
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