Housemate charged with murder after woman stabbed to death in ...
A man has been charged with murder after a woman he lived with was found stabbed to death inside a home in Sydney's Inner West.
Superintendent Christine McDonald said police received reports of a woman screaming in a "domestic incident" at a home on Clements Street in Russell Lea just after 11am yesterday.
She said officers arrived to find a woman aged in her 50s dead with multiple serious stab wounds to her upper body.
A 42-year-old man who is believed to be her housemate was also found at the scene and arrested.
Early this morning, police confirmed he had been charged with murder and refused bail.
McDonald said the pair were housemates living in the home with three others, who were inside the property at the time.
The man had moved into the home about two to three weeks ago.
"(The other housemates) are obviously upset," she said.
"If you are known to a victim, and you are a housemate of hers, you would be very distressed."
Police are investigating the nature of the man and woman's relationship but it was not believed it was romantic.
The 42-year-old was questioned by police at Burwood Police Station overnight before being taken to Prince Alfred Hospital for treatment of injuries and assessment.
After being released he was taken back to the police station and charged with murder
He's due to appear in Parramatta Local Court today.
