Woman dead after suspected domestic violence case in suburban Belmore

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A man is behind bars tonight as a suspect in his wife’s murder in southwest Sydney.  Homicide detectives have been called in to investigate the circumstances and police are yet to rule out whether it is domestic violence related.

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00:00A quiet residential street swarming with detectives.

00:07Police responded to a welfare check in Belmore in South West Sydney this morning.

00:12Due to the concerns they forced entry to a unit at that location where a 31 year old

00:17female was located deceased inside.

00:19No problem.

00:20I live here 40 years, more than 40 years, no problem.

00:24Pretty shocking, yeah, terrible and doesn't normally happen, anything happen around Belmore

00:32itself.

00:34Just to give you a sense of how quiet this part of suburban Belmore is, just outside

00:39the police tape there are a few take away businesses, across the road there's a primary

00:45school and on the same street there's even a children's gymnastic centre.

00:50Hours after her body was found, the victim's 35 year old husband was arrested in Denham

00:56Court.

00:57Police are yet to determine whether the incident was domestic violence related.

01:02Every time I hear of the death of a woman who are normally victims of domestic violence

01:08but any death in a domestic violence setting breaks my heart.

01:12The man is tonight behind bars at Campbelltown Police Station as investigations continue.

01:20For more information visit www.fema.gov

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