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Australian woman allegedly beheads mother in ‘horrific’ crime
SYDNEY, July 21, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – An Australian woman charged with murder
has been sent for a medical assessment amid reports she decapitated her
mother and left the head outside a neighbour’s house.
Police said the body of a 57-year-old woman was found inside her Sydney
home on Saturday night, in what they described as one of the “most horrific”
crime scenes they had seen.
The woman’s 25-year-old daughter was arrested in the front garden of a
neighbour’s house after allegedly putting her mother’s head on the footpath
outside, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.
National broadcaster ABC said the accused woman appeared in Parramatta
Bail Court via video link on Sunday, telling the court she needed medical
attention.
The woman has been sent to hospital for medical assessment, police
confirmed to AFP.
She did not apply for bail, ABC added. Officers said a four-year-old
relative witnessed the incident, and was treated in hospital for a minor head
injury before being returned to his family.
Detective Superintendent Brett McFadden said officers who attended the
crime scene had been offered professional support.
“While police are trained to respond to all types of situations, there’s
no getting away from the fact this was a horrific attack,” he told reporters
in Sydney.
“This is up there with one of the most significant, most horrific scenes
police have to deal with.”
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1428 hrs