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Family ‘devastated’ after two found dead in ‘confronting scene’ in Sydney’s west | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Bodies discovered on Saturday morning after police were called to shop on Oxford Street in Cambridge Park following reports of an assault | |
New South Wales police are appealing for information after two people were found dead with “significant injuries” in Sydney’s west on Saturday morning. | |
Officers were called to a shop on Oxford Street in Cambridge Park, near Penrith, after reports of an assault at about 9.40am. | |
The bodies, believed to be those of a man and woman aged in their 60s, were first discovered by a family member who then called the police, Det Acting Supt Michael Cantrell told reporters on Saturday afternoon. They have not yet been formally identified. | |
Cantrell said the deceased had “significant injuries”, describing the scene as “confronting”. | |
“The family are obviously devastated and they are assisting police,” he said. | |
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A crime scene was established on Saturday morning and police, including homicide squad detectives, have started an investigation. | |
Cantrell said the investigation was “in its infancy” and there were “many lines of inquiry”, but police had “no suspects at this stage”. | |
He appealed to any witnesses who may have been in the Cambridge Park area on Oxford Street early on Saturday morning or late on Friday night to come forward. | |
Cantrell said he was aware of footage that had been circulating on social media. | |
“It shows a male in the vicinity, the time is yet to be confirmed, but it is certainly a line of inquiry,” he said. | |
Cantrell said police had “no intelligence to suggest that there is any further threat”. | |
Police urged anyone who may have dashcam or CCTV footage to come forward or contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. |
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