Man, 29, charged with murder after woman in her 50s was found dead in a Gunnedah, NSW caravan park
A man has been charged with murder after a woman’s body was found at a rural caravan park in NSW.
Emergency services were called to the commotion which took place in a tent at the G’Day Parks Caravan Park on Henry St in Gunnedah, north-central NSW, at around 8.20am on Friday.
NSW Police Chief Inspector Michael Wurth said police arrived at the property within four minutes of the triple-0 call. There, police found a man who was reportedly covered in blood.
They then discovered a woman, believed to be in her 50s, seriously injured in a nearby tent.
The woman, who has yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.
The man was arrested and taken to Gunnedah Police Station.
He was charged with murder late on Friday evening and was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.
The police assume that the man and woman knew each other.
A man has been arrested after the discovery of a woman’s body in rural New South Wales
Police say both the woman and man were residents of Gunnedah and knew each other
Chief Inspector Wurth previously described the scene as ‘traumatic’ and added that officers had felt a sense of urgency when they saw the allegedly bloodied man.
He also revealed that the pair are local Gunnedah residents.
“We believe the man has been living at the caravan park for about two weeks, but the other person… lives separately in a house.”
A knife was found nearby and seized as police established a crime scene on Friday morning.
Specialist police will continue to forensically examine the area and a report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.
Detectives from Oxley Police District have spoken to a number of witnesses and the Chief Inspector has called on other witnesses to come forward with information.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.