A woman has been arrested by police after her female former lover plunged to her death from the fifth floor of an apartment building.
Zixi Wang, also known as Jessie, allegedly murdered the 23-year-old woman in the $1.7 million apartment in Zetland, Sydney, then stole her Mercedes.
About 3.30pm the 29-year-old was arrested at the Sea Cliffe Bridge, north of Wollongong, where she was found along with the missing car.
She is assisting police with their inquiries and no charges have yet been laid.
The arrest warrant alleged the woman was murdered between 8.41pm and 8.55pm on Monday before Wang fled in the car before 5.15am Tuesday morning.
Property record indicated Wang owned the apartment along with another person with the same last name.
Zixi Wang, also known as Jessie, was arrested at the Sea Cliffe Bridge, north of Newcastle, hours after she allegedly murdered her former lover, who fell from Wang’s balcony in Zeltand, Sydney
Police are appealing for 29-year-old Zixi Wang (pictured) to hand herself in after a body was found on a footpath at the back of an 11-story building block in Zetland in Sydney’s inner-east
Forensics officers inspect the railings the woman went over before falling to her death
Police were initially called to the block in the city’s inner-east about 8.45pm on Monday by neighbours who heard 10 minutes of ‘painful screaming’.
The woman’s body was found in a narrow footpath at the back of the building under the unit’s balcony, the force of the impact crushing a solid metal fence.
She reportedly suffered other injuries before she went over the metre-high railings.
The two women are believed to have been in a relationship but broke up recently. Police were concerned for Wang’s welfare and hoped she would turn herself in.
Superintendent Brad Hodder said Wang was last seen leaving the band new 11-storey complex in a stolen white 2015 Mercedes with registration CZG-81Q.
The woman’s body was found in a narrow footpath at the back of the building under the unit’s balcony, the force of the impact crushing a solid metal fence
The woman reportedly suffered other injuries before she went over the metre-high railings
Forensic officers on the balcony of a Zetland unit, in inner city Sydney, where a woman plunged to her death on Monday night
‘We’re concerned for her welfare as well, we’d like her to come forward,’ Superintendent Hodder said.
‘The vehicle’s been circulated, all police are aware of the vehicle and the person we’re looking for and we’re hoping she’ll hand herself in prior to that.
‘At this stage I would request members of the public not to approach her, I believe she is in a vulnerable state and if they ring triple-0 to get the police along they’ll come and do their job.’
Superintendent Hodder said officers were confronted with ‘a horrible scene’ when they responded to the call.
‘Any fall from a building is a tragic sight,’ he said.
Superintendent Brad Hodder addressed the media outside Mascot Police Station on Tuesday afternoon and appealed for Wang to turn herself in
Homicide detectives have ruled out suicide and are reportedly treating the woman’s death as suspicious. Crime scene investigators remained at the scene on Tuesday (pictured) gathering evidence
Police are not yet sure what Wang was doing at the apartment.
Neighbours said they heard a young woman screaming not long before the victim is believed to have fallen.
One neighbour told said she heard ‘about 10 minutes of intermittent painful screaming’.
‘They were fighting for 10 minutes, it was painful screaming. It sounded like a man and a woman who knew each other.’ they said.
Police searched the unit later that night looking for a man but neighbours said no one was home.
Police officers (pictured) were investigating after a suspected murder took place on Monday evenin
The woman fell to her death from the 5th floor balcony of an 11 storey building
Forensics officers were seen searching the apartment on Tuesday morning while detectives escorted neighbours away to be interviewed.
Some residents returned home having no idea what happened the night before.
‘I’ve never seen so many cars in this street,’ a confused woman who just arrived from the airport said.
About a dozen police were seen rummaging through bushes but didn’t appear to find anything.
Others searched the underground parking garage, reviewed CCTV from the lobby, and poked around the building site facing the balcony.
Police searched the underground parking garage, reviewed CCTV from the lobby, and poked around the building site facing the balcony
Police were seen carrying evidence bags from the Rose Valley Way unit block
The woman was found on a footpath at the back of the 11-storey block about 8.45pm. Forensic officers pictured on the balcony on Tuesday morning
The block opened about a year ago and some shops on the ground floor were not yet occupied.
The woman is believed to have struck a white metal fence as she landed, leaving a huge dent in the top and side of the structure.
As the investigation continues, police are appealing for Wang or anyone with information on her whereabouts to come forward.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.