Woman is found dead in a pool of blood in an apartment as a desperate search continues for her killer
- A woman, 38, has been found dead
- The 38-year-old man is being questioned by the police
- This is the second Easter Sunday tragedy
A woman’s body has been found face down in a pool of blood inside an apartment building as investigators hunt for her killer.
At about 11:30 pm on Easter Sunday, emergency services were called to a unit in Merrylands, about 15 miles west of Sydney, due to reports of welfare concerns for a resident.
When Cumberland Police Area Command officers arrived at the address, they found the body of a 38-year-old woman.
NCA NewsWire understands that the woman’s body was found on a bed and the incident is being treated as homicide.
She reportedly lives with her boyfriend, who is assisting police with investigations. He is not considered a suspect.
A woman’s body was found face down in a pool of blood inside an apartment building (forensic police pictured)
At about 11:30 pm on Easter Sunday, emergency services were called to a unit in Merrylands, about 15 miles west of Sydney, due to reports of welfare concerns for a resident
Sources have revealed that police suspect others are involved in the woman’s gruesome death The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Forensic officers swarmed the unit’s block on Monday, watching them take swabs from the metal balcony railing and the inside of the doorway.
A circular rainbow rug hung over the railing, while the balcony was littered with other items, including a telescope, a wooden jewelry box, and a number of plastic containers.
The group, dressed in blue security suits, sealed a number of items from the home in brown evidence bags as uniformed officers watched.
One bag was marked “mascara found next to deceased on bed in bedroom” and stacked against the wall of the block with at least five others.
Officers were also seen closely inspecting the open entrance beneath the apartment, one of them holding a blood-soaked sock.
It is clear that sheets and a comforter in the house were also stained with blood.
Police have established a crime scene at the address and the woman’s cause of death is under investigation.
The woman’s body was found on a bed and the incident is being treated as murder