Partner expected to be charged with murder of pregnant woman in Sydney

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The partner of a heavily pregnant woman stabbed to death in her western Sydney home is expected to be charged with murder, according to police.

Police were called to a house in Mount Druitt in the early hours of Tuesday where the woman, 37, was found dead with multiple stab wounds.

The woman’s 15-year-old son reportedly discovered her body shortly after midnight and raised the alarm.

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Her 38-year-old partner turned himself in to police a short time later and is under guard at Nepean Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

“Once that man is deemed well enough, he will be taken to Mount Druitt police station and interviewed by detectives,” a NSW Police spokeswoman said.

It’s expected the man will be charged with murder, police said.

Forensic police are examining the Chester Street house, which is now a crime scene.