Murder charge after woman found dead
Police were called to a home on Unicomb Close in Rutherford shortly before 5am on Monday after reports of an assault.
They discovered a 20-year-old woman unresponsive with serious facial injuries inside the home. A 20-year-old woman was found unresponsive at the scene. Google Maps Credit: Supplied
Paramedics treated the woman at the scene but she could not be saved.
A 31-year-old man – who police allege is known to the woman – was arrested at the scene.
He was taken to Maitland Police Station, where he was charged with murder domestic violence.
He is expected to face court on Tuesday.
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- Perth Now
Murder charge after woman found dead
A man has been charged with murdering a 20-year-old woman in a domestic violence incident in the Hunter Region. Police were called to a home on Unicomb Close in Rutherford shortly before 5am on Monday after reports of an assault. They discovered a 20-year-old woman unresponsive with serious facial injuries inside the home. A 20-year-old woman was found unresponsive at the scene. Google Maps Credit: Supplied Paramedics treated the woman at the scene but she could not be saved. A 31-year-old man – who police allege is known to the woman – was arrested at the scene. He was taken to Maitland Police Station, where he was charged with murder domestic violence. He is expected to face court on Tuesday.
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- The Advertiser
Stalking, choking, stabbing a mattress: Hunter domestic violence charges in blitz
POLICE have charged several people in the Hunter during a four-day statewide operation targeting domestic and family violence that made more than 800 arrests. Operation Amarok XI ran from Wednesday, August 13 to Saturday, August 16. Police charged 865 people statewide with a combined total of 2028 offences. They also executed 269 arrest warrants. In Chisholm, a 33-year-old man was arrested by Newcastle City Police District officers at a home in Redtail Street, at about 7am on Wednesday, August 13. He was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with 13 offences including knowingly contravene third time in 28 days AVO (domestic), knowingly contravene prohibition/etc in AVO (domestic) (two counts), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic) (six counts), destroy or damage property (two counts), and stalk/intimidate intent of fear physical etc harm (domestic) (two counts). He was refused bail to appear in Bail Division - Court 2 on Wednesday, August 13, where he was formally refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday, August 19. Police allege the man consistently contacted a woman known to him via text message and calls more than 30 times per day between July 21 and July 27, 2025, in breach of an ADVO. It's alleged the man attended the woman's home on multiple occasions, where he yelled at her and damaged her property. The man was arrested on August 7. He has been charged with contravening the prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), destroying or damaging property and breach of bail. He was granted bail on August 7, and police allege he contacted the woman several times, via text message and calls upwards of 30 times per day between August 8 and August 12, 2025. In Charlestown, police arrested a 25-year-old man who was with a woman known to him at a motel on Wednesday, August 13. Police said he damaged a door before he allegedly choked the woman while armed with a knife, before he cut her hand and left the motel. The next day, the man allegedly kicked and choked the woman while armed with a knife before he stabbed the mattress she was on. The Hunter Valley Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team began an investigation. Police allege he was wanted by police and actively avoided arrest. The man was taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) (two counts), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), common assault, armed with intent commit indictable offence (two counts), destroy or damage property, intentionally choke etc person without consent (DV) (two counts). He was refused to appear in court on Wednesday, August 13, before he was formally refused bail to appear at Belmont Local Court on Monday, August 18. On Saturday, July 19, police allege a 30-year-old man attended the Wyongah home of a woman known to him, where he was refused entry, before he struck the woman with a broom. He left and returned to the home, allegedly smashing a window with the broom. The woman contacted police, who began an investigation. The man was arrested and charged with common assault (DV), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), destroy or damage property (DV) and fail to appear in accordance with bail acknowledgment. He was given bail to appear before Wyong Local Court on July 30; however, he allegedly failed to appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The Hunter Valley Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team located and arrested the man in Gorokan on August 13 before he was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with an outstanding warrant. The man was refused bail to appear at Bail Division - Court 6 Local Court on Wednesday, August 13, where he was granted conditional bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on Thursday, August 28 . A 44-year-old man was arrested on Queen Street, Rutherford at about 3pm on August 15 by officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District. The man was wanted for a number of serious domestic violence offences, including choking a woman known to him. Police allege that the woman lost consciousness during one of the assaults. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday, August 16. At about 9.20pm on Saturday, August 16, officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrested a 46-year-old man at a home on West Kahala Avenue, Budgewoi. Police allege the man had breached an ADVO and Supreme Court bail conditions by contacting a woman known to him. He made a number of threats to officers when arrested, police said. He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with contravening a prohibition/restriction in an AVO and intimidating a police officer in the execution of their duty without actual bodily harm. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday, August 17. Operation Amarok is an intelligence-led, offender-focused operation that aims to ensure the safety and wellbeing of domestic and family violence victims and the broader NSW community. This year, police conducted 1590 bail compliance checks and 12,468 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks as part of the blitz. They identified a total of 669 breaches. Officers also conducted 144 firearms prohibition order (FPO) searches, with 87 firearms and 31 weapons seized. The Domestic and Family Violence Command-led operation involved officers from each region's Domestic Violence High Risk Offenders Team (DVHROT), along with specialist officers from Raptor Squad, Youth Command, State Crime Command's Child Protection Register, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, and the Police Transport Command. Domestic and Family Violence Corporate Sponsor, Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna, said police had a relentless focus to find and arrest the most dangerous domestic violence offenders through Operation Amarok. "This is the 11th Operation Amarok, and we remain committed to going after the worst of the worst domestic and family violence offenders who think they can hide," he said. "Police are called to an incident of domestic violence every three minutes in NSW, and we need to ask ourselves as a society, why do we keep putting up with this? There should be absolutely no tolerance for this type of offending. "We encourage anyone to come forward to the police and report their concerns; we will investigate." POLICE have charged several people in the Hunter during a four-day statewide operation targeting domestic and family violence that made more than 800 arrests. Operation Amarok XI ran from Wednesday, August 13 to Saturday, August 16. Police charged 865 people statewide with a combined total of 2028 offences. They also executed 269 arrest warrants. In Chisholm, a 33-year-old man was arrested by Newcastle City Police District officers at a home in Redtail Street, at about 7am on Wednesday, August 13. He was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with 13 offences including knowingly contravene third time in 28 days AVO (domestic), knowingly contravene prohibition/etc in AVO (domestic) (two counts), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic) (six counts), destroy or damage property (two counts), and stalk/intimidate intent of fear physical etc harm (domestic) (two counts). He was refused bail to appear in Bail Division - Court 2 on Wednesday, August 13, where he was formally refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday, August 19. Police allege the man consistently contacted a woman known to him via text message and calls more than 30 times per day between July 21 and July 27, 2025, in breach of an ADVO. It's alleged the man attended the woman's home on multiple occasions, where he yelled at her and damaged her property. The man was arrested on August 7. He has been charged with contravening the prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), destroying or damaging property and breach of bail. He was granted bail on August 7, and police allege he contacted the woman several times, via text message and calls upwards of 30 times per day between August 8 and August 12, 2025. In Charlestown, police arrested a 25-year-old man who was with a woman known to him at a motel on Wednesday, August 13. Police said he damaged a door before he allegedly choked the woman while armed with a knife, before he cut her hand and left the motel. The next day, the man allegedly kicked and choked the woman while armed with a knife before he stabbed the mattress she was on. The Hunter Valley Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team began an investigation. Police allege he was wanted by police and actively avoided arrest. The man was taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) (two counts), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), common assault, armed with intent commit indictable offence (two counts), destroy or damage property, intentionally choke etc person without consent (DV) (two counts). He was refused to appear in court on Wednesday, August 13, before he was formally refused bail to appear at Belmont Local Court on Monday, August 18. On Saturday, July 19, police allege a 30-year-old man attended the Wyongah home of a woman known to him, where he was refused entry, before he struck the woman with a broom. He left and returned to the home, allegedly smashing a window with the broom. The woman contacted police, who began an investigation. The man was arrested and charged with common assault (DV), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), destroy or damage property (DV) and fail to appear in accordance with bail acknowledgment. He was given bail to appear before Wyong Local Court on July 30; however, he allegedly failed to appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The Hunter Valley Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team located and arrested the man in Gorokan on August 13 before he was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with an outstanding warrant. The man was refused bail to appear at Bail Division - Court 6 Local Court on Wednesday, August 13, where he was granted conditional bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on Thursday, August 28 . A 44-year-old man was arrested on Queen Street, Rutherford at about 3pm on August 15 by officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District. The man was wanted for a number of serious domestic violence offences, including choking a woman known to him. Police allege that the woman lost consciousness during one of the assaults. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday, August 16. At about 9.20pm on Saturday, August 16, officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrested a 46-year-old man at a home on West Kahala Avenue, Budgewoi. Police allege the man had breached an ADVO and Supreme Court bail conditions by contacting a woman known to him. He made a number of threats to officers when arrested, police said. He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with contravening a prohibition/restriction in an AVO and intimidating a police officer in the execution of their duty without actual bodily harm. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday, August 17. Operation Amarok is an intelligence-led, offender-focused operation that aims to ensure the safety and wellbeing of domestic and family violence victims and the broader NSW community. This year, police conducted 1590 bail compliance checks and 12,468 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks as part of the blitz. They identified a total of 669 breaches. Officers also conducted 144 firearms prohibition order (FPO) searches, with 87 firearms and 31 weapons seized. The Domestic and Family Violence Command-led operation involved officers from each region's Domestic Violence High Risk Offenders Team (DVHROT), along with specialist officers from Raptor Squad, Youth Command, State Crime Command's Child Protection Register, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, and the Police Transport Command. Domestic and Family Violence Corporate Sponsor, Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna, said police had a relentless focus to find and arrest the most dangerous domestic violence offenders through Operation Amarok. "This is the 11th Operation Amarok, and we remain committed to going after the worst of the worst domestic and family violence offenders who think they can hide," he said. "Police are called to an incident of domestic violence every three minutes in NSW, and we need to ask ourselves as a society, why do we keep putting up with this? There should be absolutely no tolerance for this type of offending. "We encourage anyone to come forward to the police and report their concerns; we will investigate." POLICE have charged several people in the Hunter during a four-day statewide operation targeting domestic and family violence that made more than 800 arrests. Operation Amarok XI ran from Wednesday, August 13 to Saturday, August 16. Police charged 865 people statewide with a combined total of 2028 offences. They also executed 269 arrest warrants. In Chisholm, a 33-year-old man was arrested by Newcastle City Police District officers at a home in Redtail Street, at about 7am on Wednesday, August 13. He was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with 13 offences including knowingly contravene third time in 28 days AVO (domestic), knowingly contravene prohibition/etc in AVO (domestic) (two counts), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic) (six counts), destroy or damage property (two counts), and stalk/intimidate intent of fear physical etc harm (domestic) (two counts). He was refused bail to appear in Bail Division - Court 2 on Wednesday, August 13, where he was formally refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday, August 19. Police allege the man consistently contacted a woman known to him via text message and calls more than 30 times per day between July 21 and July 27, 2025, in breach of an ADVO. It's alleged the man attended the woman's home on multiple occasions, where he yelled at her and damaged her property. The man was arrested on August 7. He has been charged with contravening the prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), destroying or damaging property and breach of bail. He was granted bail on August 7, and police allege he contacted the woman several times, via text message and calls upwards of 30 times per day between August 8 and August 12, 2025. In Charlestown, police arrested a 25-year-old man who was with a woman known to him at a motel on Wednesday, August 13. Police said he damaged a door before he allegedly choked the woman while armed with a knife, before he cut her hand and left the motel. The next day, the man allegedly kicked and choked the woman while armed with a knife before he stabbed the mattress she was on. The Hunter Valley Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team began an investigation. Police allege he was wanted by police and actively avoided arrest. The man was taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) (two counts), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), common assault, armed with intent commit indictable offence (two counts), destroy or damage property, intentionally choke etc person without consent (DV) (two counts). He was refused to appear in court on Wednesday, August 13, before he was formally refused bail to appear at Belmont Local Court on Monday, August 18. On Saturday, July 19, police allege a 30-year-old man attended the Wyongah home of a woman known to him, where he was refused entry, before he struck the woman with a broom. He left and returned to the home, allegedly smashing a window with the broom. The woman contacted police, who began an investigation. The man was arrested and charged with common assault (DV), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), destroy or damage property (DV) and fail to appear in accordance with bail acknowledgment. He was given bail to appear before Wyong Local Court on July 30; however, he allegedly failed to appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The Hunter Valley Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team located and arrested the man in Gorokan on August 13 before he was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with an outstanding warrant. The man was refused bail to appear at Bail Division - Court 6 Local Court on Wednesday, August 13, where he was granted conditional bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on Thursday, August 28 . A 44-year-old man was arrested on Queen Street, Rutherford at about 3pm on August 15 by officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District. The man was wanted for a number of serious domestic violence offences, including choking a woman known to him. Police allege that the woman lost consciousness during one of the assaults. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday, August 16. At about 9.20pm on Saturday, August 16, officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrested a 46-year-old man at a home on West Kahala Avenue, Budgewoi. Police allege the man had breached an ADVO and Supreme Court bail conditions by contacting a woman known to him. He made a number of threats to officers when arrested, police said. He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with contravening a prohibition/restriction in an AVO and intimidating a police officer in the execution of their duty without actual bodily harm. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday, August 17. Operation Amarok is an intelligence-led, offender-focused operation that aims to ensure the safety and wellbeing of domestic and family violence victims and the broader NSW community. This year, police conducted 1590 bail compliance checks and 12,468 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks as part of the blitz. They identified a total of 669 breaches. Officers also conducted 144 firearms prohibition order (FPO) searches, with 87 firearms and 31 weapons seized. The Domestic and Family Violence Command-led operation involved officers from each region's Domestic Violence High Risk Offenders Team (DVHROT), along with specialist officers from Raptor Squad, Youth Command, State Crime Command's Child Protection Register, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, and the Police Transport Command. Domestic and Family Violence Corporate Sponsor, Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna, said police had a relentless focus to find and arrest the most dangerous domestic violence offenders through Operation Amarok. "This is the 11th Operation Amarok, and we remain committed to going after the worst of the worst domestic and family violence offenders who think they can hide," he said. "Police are called to an incident of domestic violence every three minutes in NSW, and we need to ask ourselves as a society, why do we keep putting up with this? There should be absolutely no tolerance for this type of offending. "We encourage anyone to come forward to the police and report their concerns; we will investigate." POLICE have charged several people in the Hunter during a four-day statewide operation targeting domestic and family violence that made more than 800 arrests. Operation Amarok XI ran from Wednesday, August 13 to Saturday, August 16. Police charged 865 people statewide with a combined total of 2028 offences. They also executed 269 arrest warrants. In Chisholm, a 33-year-old man was arrested by Newcastle City Police District officers at a home in Redtail Street, at about 7am on Wednesday, August 13. He was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with 13 offences including knowingly contravene third time in 28 days AVO (domestic), knowingly contravene prohibition/etc in AVO (domestic) (two counts), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic) (six counts), destroy or damage property (two counts), and stalk/intimidate intent of fear physical etc harm (domestic) (two counts). He was refused bail to appear in Bail Division - Court 2 on Wednesday, August 13, where he was formally refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday, August 19. Police allege the man consistently contacted a woman known to him via text message and calls more than 30 times per day between July 21 and July 27, 2025, in breach of an ADVO. It's alleged the man attended the woman's home on multiple occasions, where he yelled at her and damaged her property. The man was arrested on August 7. He has been charged with contravening the prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), destroying or damaging property and breach of bail. He was granted bail on August 7, and police allege he contacted the woman several times, via text message and calls upwards of 30 times per day between August 8 and August 12, 2025. In Charlestown, police arrested a 25-year-old man who was with a woman known to him at a motel on Wednesday, August 13. Police said he damaged a door before he allegedly choked the woman while armed with a knife, before he cut her hand and left the motel. The next day, the man allegedly kicked and choked the woman while armed with a knife before he stabbed the mattress she was on. The Hunter Valley Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team began an investigation. Police allege he was wanted by police and actively avoided arrest. The man was taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) (two counts), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), common assault, armed with intent commit indictable offence (two counts), destroy or damage property, intentionally choke etc person without consent (DV) (two counts). He was refused to appear in court on Wednesday, August 13, before he was formally refused bail to appear at Belmont Local Court on Monday, August 18. On Saturday, July 19, police allege a 30-year-old man attended the Wyongah home of a woman known to him, where he was refused entry, before he struck the woman with a broom. He left and returned to the home, allegedly smashing a window with the broom. The woman contacted police, who began an investigation. The man was arrested and charged with common assault (DV), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), destroy or damage property (DV) and fail to appear in accordance with bail acknowledgment. He was given bail to appear before Wyong Local Court on July 30; however, he allegedly failed to appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The Hunter Valley Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team located and arrested the man in Gorokan on August 13 before he was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with an outstanding warrant. The man was refused bail to appear at Bail Division - Court 6 Local Court on Wednesday, August 13, where he was granted conditional bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on Thursday, August 28 . A 44-year-old man was arrested on Queen Street, Rutherford at about 3pm on August 15 by officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District. The man was wanted for a number of serious domestic violence offences, including choking a woman known to him. Police allege that the woman lost consciousness during one of the assaults. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday, August 16. At about 9.20pm on Saturday, August 16, officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrested a 46-year-old man at a home on West Kahala Avenue, Budgewoi. Police allege the man had breached an ADVO and Supreme Court bail conditions by contacting a woman known to him. He made a number of threats to officers when arrested, police said. He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with contravening a prohibition/restriction in an AVO and intimidating a police officer in the execution of their duty without actual bodily harm. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday, August 17. Operation Amarok is an intelligence-led, offender-focused operation that aims to ensure the safety and wellbeing of domestic and family violence victims and the broader NSW community. This year, police conducted 1590 bail compliance checks and 12,468 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks as part of the blitz. They identified a total of 669 breaches. Officers also conducted 144 firearms prohibition order (FPO) searches, with 87 firearms and 31 weapons seized. The Domestic and Family Violence Command-led operation involved officers from each region's Domestic Violence High Risk Offenders Team (DVHROT), along with specialist officers from Raptor Squad, Youth Command, State Crime Command's Child Protection Register, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, and the Police Transport Command. Domestic and Family Violence Corporate Sponsor, Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna, said police had a relentless focus to find and arrest the most dangerous domestic violence offenders through Operation Amarok. "This is the 11th Operation Amarok, and we remain committed to going after the worst of the worst domestic and family violence offenders who think they can hide," he said. "Police are called to an incident of domestic violence every three minutes in NSW, and we need to ask ourselves as a society, why do we keep putting up with this? There should be absolutely no tolerance for this type of offending. "We encourage anyone to come forward to the police and report their concerns; we will investigate."
Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Sky News AU
One-year-old girl found safe at Dubbo police station as questions remain over her disappearance from NSW town more than 100km away
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