Horror as mum-of-three is brutally murdered in her own home

Horror as mum-of-three is brutally murdered in her own home after neighbours IGNORED her blood curdling screams for help and a man’s voice threatening to kill her

• A mother of three was found dead in her Adelaide home on Thursday
• Neighbours overheard her screams and threats to her life on Wednesday night
• Police have charged her estranged 38-year-old partner with murder 

By Louise Ayling For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press

Published: 11:57 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 12:36 BST, 17 April 2020

The ex partner of the woman (pictured) has been charged with murder after her body was found in her Adelaide home

Neighbours ignored a mother-of-three’s cries for help and the shouts of a man threatening to kill her as the woman lay dying on the floor of her Adelaide home. 

The mum, 35, was found dead at her home on Wangara Avenue, in Morphett Vale, on Thursday morning.

It is thought her body had been there for around 19 hours before it was found by police. Her 38-year-old estranged partner has been charged over the murder. 

Detective Superintendent Des Bray said the motive for the homicide was unclear, but  said the woman had died a ‘really horrible, violent death’.

‘An altercation was heard. A person threatening to kill the occupant and at one point a female was heard to cry for help. Sadly the police were not contacted,’ Det Bray said. 

 

The victim was found dead at her home on Wangara Avenue, in Morphett Vale on Thursday morning

‘She had an injury to her body which is unexplained. It was a sufficient injury to leave an amount of blood at the scene,’ he said.

He said while detectives were grateful for what witnesses had told them of the disturbance at the home, it was a ‘sad reflection on society’ that police were not called at the time.

‘I’m at a complete loss to understand why anybody wouldn’t do something and go to the aid – or ensure that somebody went to the aid – of a woman who was screaming for help,’ he said. 

Neighbours who overheard ‘loud banging’ and verbal threats told the Adelaide Advertiser they were distraught about what had happened.  

‘(I feel sad for) the kids and for what she’s gone through,’ the resident said. 

Another witness said they were relieved the alleged killer ‘wasn’t still out there’.

Police believe the woman’s front door was forced open at some point between 5pm and 11pm on Wednesday night.  

The man who was charged with the murder had allegedly returned to the scene of the crime on Thursday night to enquire about her welfare. 

Police believe the woman’s front door was forced open at some point between 5pm and 11pm on Wednesday night

Police established a crime scene at Wangara Avenue, in Morphett Vale in Adelaide on Thursday morning after a body was discovered 

After a lengthy interview, he was charged with murder and faced a brief hearing at the Adelaide Magistrate’s Court on Friday. 

The man sat with his head in his hands as he answered questions from Magistrate Jack Fahey.

His name and image have been suppressed by authorities as investigations continue.

He will return to court in December after requests by prosecution for a nine-month adjournment to gather evidence.  

Detective Superintendent Des Bray (pictured) said the victim had been in a violent relationship 

Detective Superintendent Des Bray said the victim had endured violence at the hands of her partner prior to the alleged murder. 

‘It will be the subject of the trial but it’s fair to say he’s the ex partner of this lady and violence had been a feature of their previous relationship,’ he said.

Police have returned to the scene to conduct a search of a nearby park and to door-knock the neighbourhood and collect CCTV footage.    

The investigation into the woman’s death has been declared a major crime. 

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