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| A British woman in her 20s is feared to have been killed in a suspected murder-suicide in Sydney. | A British woman in her 20s is feared to have been killed in a suspected murder-suicide in Sydney. |
| The woman, who has not been named, was found dead along with a man in his 30s at a flat in the suburb of Newtown, the New South Wales police said. | The woman, who has not been named, was found dead along with a man in his 30s at a flat in the suburb of Newtown, the New South Wales police said. |
| Emergency services were called to the scene at around 5.30pm on Friday after concerns were raised for the welfare of a man and a woman at the property. | Emergency services were called to the scene at around 5.30pm on Friday after concerns were raised for the welfare of a man and a woman at the property. |
| “Police attended and discovered the bodies of a woman, aged in her 20s, and a man, aged in his 30s,” the police said. | “Police attended and discovered the bodies of a woman, aged in her 20s, and a man, aged in his 30s,” the police said. |
| Local police and detectives from the state’s homicide squad launched an investigation and officials from the British embassy have been in contact with the woman’s family. | Local police and detectives from the state’s homicide squad launched an investigation and officials from the British embassy have been in contact with the woman’s family. |
| The nationality and identify of the man have not been released, although he is understood to not be from the UK. | The nationality and identify of the man have not been released, although he is understood to not be from the UK. |
| A police source said the woman is thought to have been the victim of a murder-suicide. | A police source said the woman is thought to have been the victim of a murder-suicide. |
| A UK Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are providing consular assistance to the family of a British national who has died in New South Wales, Australia, and our staff are in contact with the New South Wales police.” | A UK Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are providing consular assistance to the family of a British national who has died in New South Wales, Australia, and our staff are in contact with the New South Wales police.” |