- Korean man involved in a 12-hour standoff at top of a Sydney high-rise building
- A woman in her 30s was found dead on the street below as standoff began
- Daily Mail Australia understands man and the woman were in a relationship
- He was finally persuaded back inside shortly before 7.30pm and was arrested
The Korean man involved in a 12-hour standoff at the top of a Sydney high-rise building was in a relationship with the woman who lay dead below.
The body of the woman, believed to be in her 30s, was discovered at about 6.30am on Monday near Chatswood’s main shopping strip in the city’s north.
Daily Mail Australia understands the man and the deceased woman were in a relationship, but were not married.
The Korean man involved in a 12-hour standoff at the top of a Sydney high-rise building was in a relationship with the woman who lay dead below
A tent was placed over the woman’s body, which had not been removed during the day because the man had still been considered a safety risk
For more than 12 hours, the man remained perched on the roof of a balcony at the apartment building as he stared over his dead partner’s body.
He was finally persuaded back inside shortly before 7.30pm and was arrested by officers attached to the NSW Police Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit.
The woman’s body had not been removed during the day because the man had still been considered a safety risk.
The man, also believed to be in his 30s, has been taken to Royal North Shore Hospital as a precaution, and remains there under police guard.
Police said they are investigating the likelihood it was a domestic-violence related incident.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.
Just before 7.30pm, the man was seen climbing over a tall ledge with police assistance, and returned inside the building