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Apartment murder horror: A man is arrested after a young woman is found dead in a Sydney drive, with her burnt-out car found in bushland miles away
- A 28-year-old woman has been found dead in an apartment in western Sydney
- She was found by a female acquaintance inside a unit in Colless Street, Penrith
- The woman’s car was found burned on a hill 13 km from the apartment.
- A 32-year-old man was arrested at a home in Cranebrook early Tuesday morning.
A 28-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances inside a western Sydney home as a man is arrested over her alleged murder.
Her death was reported to police after a woman known to her found the body inside a unit on Colless Street in Penrith.
The body has not been formally identified, however they believe it to be that of a 28-year-old resident of the house.
His car was found burned in a bush 13 km away near Castlereagh.
Police arrested a 32-year-old man at a house in Cranebrook, western Sydney, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The man was taken to Penrith Police Station where investigations are continuing.
The body of a woman has been discovered in a drive in western Sydney (pictured)
Police believe that someone else had been in the unit before the woman who discovered the body.
Specialist forensic police examine the house and what remains of the vehicle.
“An investigation is underway after the body of a woman was found today in a house in western Sydney,” the NSW police spokeswoman said.
‘At around 4:15pm, a woman attended Penrith Police Station and notified officers that she had located the body of a woman, known to her, inside a unit on Colless St, Penrith.
‘Officers from the Nepean Police Area Command attended the unit and found the body inside.
The woman has yet to be formally identified but is believed to be the 28-year-old resident.
‘A crime scene was established, which is being examined by specialized forensic police officers.
The woman’s vehicle was found burned on a hill about 15 minutes by car from the unit.
Police investigating the death of the woman are requesting that anyone with information on this matter contact them (pictured, officers on scene Monday)
Initial investigations suggest that another person had been in the unit prior to the arrival of the woman who reported the matter.
The deceased woman’s vehicle has also been located burned in the bushes at Castlereagh, near Post Office Road.
It has been seized and will undergo forensic examination.
“Despite an extensive search of the area surrounding the vehicle, the driver has not been located.”
Police urge anyone who may have information that could help detectives to come forward and contact Penrith Police Station or Crime Stoppers.