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Man arrested over alleged murder after family of three dead in Sydney
Feb 21, 2024
SYDNEY, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — Australian police confirmed on Wednesday that a man has been arrested following the discovery of three bodies in Sydney’s northwest.
According to the New South Wales (NSW) Police Force, the 49-year-old man was placed under arrest at 11:20 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
He currently remains in a hospital to receive treatment for his injuries and he will be charged with murder.
Just before 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, officers were called to Watkins Avenue in Baulkham Hills, where a 39-year-old man was found dead at the scene and appeared to suffer several fatal stab wounds.
Two hours later, the bodies of a 41-year-old woman and a seven-year-old boy were located at a martial arts academy on Daking Street in North Parramatta.
NSW Police Force Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said at a press conference that the three victims were from one family and they were known to the 49-year-old taekwondo instructor, as the seven-year-old child regularly attended classes at the academy.
“What we will allege is that the 49-year-old is the only person responsible and we will allege that he is responsible for the murder of all three victims,” Doherty added.
(File photo. Credit: Big News Network news agency).
