Erin Gilbert: Nic Gilbert reveals criminal past after Merrylands death on Easter Sunday
Heartbroken husband who found his wife ‘bubbling her own blood’ after she was fatally stabbed by an intruder reveals disturbing details about his past
- Erin Gilbert was found dying in her Sydney home
- Her husband Nic Gilbert was arrested but released without charge
A heartbroken husband who found his dead wife after she was stabbed to death in her unit in Sydney has revealed the moment when his world ‘stood still’.
Nic Gilbert arrived at the couple’s home in Merrylands on Easter Sunday after visiting friends and finding his wife Erin Gilbert ‘gurgling blood’.
He had knocked on the door with no answer and was forced to climb onto the balcony of the bedroom, where he saw his wife lying on the floor.
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Nic Gilbert found his wife Erin dead in their Sydney home Photo: A Current Affair
A devastated Mr. Gilbert said his wife ‘completed’ him
“I came into the bedroom and saw her lying on her back,” Mr. Gilbert told Nine’s A Current Affair as he held back his tears.
“I tried to pinch her nose and blow into her mouth, but I was hysterical.
“The more I blew in, nothing happened. I didn’t feel a heartbeat and her hands felt cold.’
The 42-year-old had suffered ‘serious’ stab wounds to the head with an unknown sharp object.
Police searched the area for clues to the murder
Mr. Gilbert was initially arrested and held for nearly 24 hours, but was subsequently released without charge.
“They put paper bags on my hands and taped them off. I sat in the back of the rice wagon feeling like a goddamn chicken on Thanksgiving,” he said.
“(The police officer) comes in and he says, ‘Nicholas Gilbert, I’m arresting you for the murder of Erin Gilbert.’
“My whole goddamn world stopped, I just fell apart.”
He has since been ruled out as a potential suspect after CCTV confirmed his whereabouts at the time of the murder, The Daily Telegraph reported.
“No way, I loved Erin with all my heart,” he said.
“I will never lay a bloody finger on her. I never did it. I never hurt Erin.”
The couple was involved in drugs and were in legal trouble with their previous and current landlords at the time of her death
Police are still looking for Mrs. Gilbert’s killer, with her husband saying he has no idea who could be behind the murder.
He told the program that he has an “extensive” criminal past, which includes hurting people.
“I kept thinking, maybe I did something? Does anyone hate me?’ he said.
Mr. Gilbert said he would “move heaven and earth” to give himself and Ms. Gilbert’s parents closure after her death.
‘They must have. Everybody knows the only way you can hurt me is to touch Erin, to take Erin with you,’ Mr. Gilbert said.
Detectives from the homicide division of the State Crime Command are continuing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.