Perth: Two men in their 20s charged with murder after mum, 42, was found dead in hotel room at Ascot
Two men have been charged with murder after a 42-year-old woman was found dead in a hotel room three months ago.
The woman, originally from China, was discovered by cleaners in a hotel room in Ascot on Perth’s Great Eastern Highway at around 11.20am on February 4.
The cleaners tried to revive the mother before police and paramedics arrived, but she could not be saved.
It is understood the woman had at least one child and was working in Perth’s sex industry at the time. The Western Australia reported.
Two men have been charged with murder after a 42-year-old woman was found dead in a hotel room three months ago (stock photo from a Western Australia police vehicle)
Her sudden death was investigated by homicide detectives and on Wednesday Western Australia police confirmed they had charged Qian Liu, 28, with one count of murder.
The 28-year-old Joondalup man appeared briefly in court on Tuesday.
Liu was remanded in custody while before the Perth Magistrates Court.
The 28-year-old has not applied for bail and his next appearance will take place via video link at the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on May 29.
The second man, a 24-year-old from Baldivis, has also been charged with murder.
He is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on June 6.
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