12/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/30/2024 15:14
Sunday, 01 December 2024 07:56:57 AM
A man will appear in court today after being charged following the alleged murders of two people in Sydney's west yesterday.
About 9.40am (Saturday 30 November 2024) police were called to a shop on Oxford Street, Cambridge Park, following reports of an assault.
Officers attached to Nepean Police Area Command attended and found the bodies of a 69-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman.
Strike Force Minlaton, comprising of detectives from Nepean Police Area Command, assisted by the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad, was formed to investigate the deaths.
Following inquiries, about 12.30am today (Sunday 1 December 2024), police arrested a 31-year-old man at a home at Canley Heights.
He was taken to Fairfield Police Station where he was charged with two counts of murder (DV).
He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court later today.
Police will allege in court all three people were known to each other.
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