Horror as police discover ‘decapitated body’ of woman, 57, and arrest daughter

Police and first responders were confronted with a distressing scene last night after attending reports of a domestic argument between two women, as officers arrived to find the decapitated body of a woman.

A murder investigation has now been launched after officers were called to the Sydney suburb of St Clair at around 11.40pm on Saturday, having received reports of an argument involving two women inside a property on St Clair Avenue.

NSW Police confirmed in a statement that the 57-year-old woman was found dead, having sustained multiple injuries, while the woman’s daughter, 25, was then arrested after being found in a neighbour’s front garden.

And, according to 7 News, the unidentified woman had been decapitated, with sources telling the news outlet the scene was “as bad as it gets”. The incident is so far believed to be a domestic-violence related murder.

“The woman’s 25-year-old daughter was arrested in the front yard of a neighbour’s home and has been taken to St Marys Police Station,” a spokesperson said.

“A number of crime scenes have been established inside and outside the home and are being examined; a knife has been seized and taken for forensic examination.”

ST CLAIR | Gruesome and confronting crime scene for police on St Clair Avenue – a 25yo woman in custody, her 57yo mother dead. Police called to a DV argument and found mother decapitated. Scene described as “as bad as it gets”, police counsellor has been on scene @7NewsSydney pic.twitter.com/ZFopATft4w

— Laura Banks (@laurakatebanks) July 20, 2019

Police officers also found a four-year-old boy inside the home who was taken to hopsital having suffered a minor head injury.

The force spokesperson added: “A four-year-old boy, who was at the home at the time of the incident, sustained a minor head injury and has been treated at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead before being released.”

It was also confirmed that police counsellors currently remain at the scene to offer help and support to first responders.

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