Mum-of-two is accused of murdering her husband before leaving his body in the bedroom for seven hours when the couple’s children, aged 10 and 16, were at home
A mum-of-two has been charged with murder over the stabbing death of her husband at their home in Sydney’s south-west.
Police were called to the house on Rickard Road in Bankstown at 2.15pm on Sunday after a 49-year-old man suffered a stab wound to the neck.
The man had already died by the time they arrived and a 37-year-old woman was taken to Bankstown Hospital under police guard.
Upon her release from hospital on Monday, the woman was charged with murder and refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday.
Detective Chief Inspector Darren Sly on Monday confirmed the incident was domestic violence-related and said two children were present when it took place.
He said the 49-year-old man had previously been charged with assault offences and was under an apprehended domestic violence order to not attend the property.
‘Domestic violence is something which is traumatic for all … I can only say from a police perspective that we take all domestic violence seriously,’ Det Chief Insp Sly told reporters.
‘Where there is a crime, we will take action.’
The children are now in the care of a family member.
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