Man arrested after body found in Sydney home, police say
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Version 1 of 2. Investigators believe the deceased man, 65, who was found at a Homebush West property, and the arrested man, 31, were known to each other A man has been charged with murder after the body of an older man was found in a suburban granny flat. Investigators are still trying to work out the relationship between the pair. Emergency services were called to the property at Homebush West, in western Sydney, at about 11.30pm on Friday after receiving reports about a resident’s welfare. Local police arrived at the property to find the body of the 65-year-old man in an on-site granny flat. He has not yet been formally identified. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to a police station. By late afternoon he was charged with murder. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email He was refused bail and is set to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Monday. The two men were believed to know each other, investigators said on Saturday. Police set up a crime scene as they forensically examined the property after launching an investigation into the death. Detectives from the New South Wales homicide squad were helping local officers investigate the incident. A knife was found but the cause of death has not yet been determined. NSW Police Supt Robert Toynton said investigators were seeking more information about the nature of the relationship between the pair. “We have confirmed they know each other, but how they actually know each other will definitely be a line of inquiry that detectives are looking at today,” he said. Police were not pursuing other people of interest, Supt Toynton said. “I want to reassure the community that this is an isolated, contained incident.” |