Police found the body of the woman,believed to be in her 50s,at a home on Clements Street in Russell Lea on Thursday morning.
A male housemate has been arrested after a woman’s body was found in a Sydney home.
Police allege her new housemate,42-year-old Benjamin Art,stabbed her multiple times. The woman ultimately died from a stab wound to the neck,police allege.
It was a member of the public who rang triple zero when they heard a woman “who needed help” screaming,Burwood Commander Superintendent Christine McDonald said on Thursday.
All five people living at the home were present at the time of the attack.
“They are ... upset. The scene that police arrived to,it is very clear that is a homicide. You can imagine if you were known to the victim,you would be extremely distressed,” McDonald said.
Police at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Russell Lea on Thursday.Nikki Short
“We know that the victim and the other housemates moved into this residence five to six weeks ago. We know that the[person of interest] moved in two to three weeks ago.”
Police arrested Art at the scene and he was taken to Prince Alfred Hospital for treatment for a number of injuries. He was later discharged and taken to Burwood Police Station,where he was charged with murder.
Art,who will face Parramatta Local Court on Friday,was not in an intimate relationship with the woman,police said.
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