Rooty Hill murder: Dusan Rakic charged with murder after ex-wife Christine found dead in west Sydney

The estranged husband of a grandmother has been charged with murder after her body was found lifeless inside his home.

Christine Rakic, 53, was found in the family’s former investment property in Rooty Hill, in western Sydney, on Tuesday night, after a concerned relative raised the alarm with police.

She was unable to be saved, while her ex-husband Dusan Rakic, 50, was also found at the scene with injuries to his throat and arms.

Rakic, 50, was taken to hospital under police guard and was in an induced coma, in a critical condition.

On Friday morning he was charged with murder, contravene a prohibition or restriction in a domestic-violence related AVO and breach of bail.

Christine Rakic, 53, was found dead at the Rooty Hill home on Tuesday night

He was refused bail and is due to face Mount Druitt Local Court later on Friday.

Rakic had moved into the Rooty Hill bungalow about a year ago. It was rented out until his marriage with his wife collapsed after two decades together.

Neighbours revealed the couple had been discussing selling the Rooty Hill home with a real estate agent who lives around the corner from the property. 

Ms Rakic lived with her adult son Dion in the family home five minutes away in Hassall Grove. 

Her Facebook profile is filled with pictures of her with her grandchild through her adult daughter, Amellia. 

Around 8.15pm on Tuesday night, neighbours said they heard two ‘big loud screams’ then silence until police arrived some 15 minutes later. 

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Dusan Rakic (pictured with wife Christine and the children Dion and Amellia) had moved into the Rooty Hill bungalow in Sydney’s west around a year ago when their marriage collapsed after two decades together