After a mother was discovered dead and her daughter was hurt at a Perth house, a man has been placed under arrest.
Following the finding in the southeast of Perth near Beckenham, WA Police began a manhunt.
The man they were seeking for, according to the police, was discovered in the East Cannington area and is currently helping them with their investigations.
Following a call from family members, emergency personnel raced to the house on Ulandi Court in Beckenham at approximately 11:20 p.m. (2:20 a.m. AEDT) last night.
When they got there, they discovered a woman in her 60s dead and another woman in her 30s injured.
Detective Senior Sergeant Neubronner of the homicide squad informed reporters, “Police received reports of an altercation at the home involving multiple parties.”
One person lost their life and another was hurt as a result. Mother and daughter, that is.
“Both women are believed (to be) assaulted with an edged weapon of some sort.”What weapon it was, we do not know.” According to investigators, the individual they are speaking with was last seen leaving the house at approximately 11:30 p.m. yesterday.