Neighbours in shock as man, 27, arrested after the death of woman, 26, at Redwood Park

A woman who died at Redwood Park on Thursday has been identified, as a man living with her faces court for allegedly administering a drug of dependence.

A woman who died in her Redwood Park home has been identified, as her partner was charged with administering a drug of dependence.

Amy Bowden, 26, was found dead in a Somerset Ave home on Thursday.

Ethan Ross, 27, who was living at the same Somerset Ave address, has been arrested and charged with administering a drug of dependence.

He did not apply for police bail and appeared in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Friday afternoon, where a prosecutor alleged he had injected his girlfriend with methamphetamine and a prescription drug to try and reverse a heroin overdose.

Amy Bowden has been identified as the woman found dead at Redwood Park on Thursday.

A friend Ms Bowden’s, Jacinta Kirby, described her as a “beautiful human being”.

“She was just a really beautiful, living human being,” Ms Kirby said.

“This is just such a tragic thing to happen to the both of them.

“I was just hoping it wasn’t them because I know they have been doing so well recently.”

Police at the scene of the woman’s death at Redwood Park on Thursday. Picture: Brett Hartwig.

Police take evidence from the scene. Picture: Brett Hartwig

Ms Kirby said she had met Ms Bowden when they moved to the Redwood Park address.

“I am heartbroken about this,” she said.

According to her profile on LinkedIn, Ms Bowden described herself as a “Pharmaceutical Sciences STEM Student interested in Medicine” at RMIT University.

Her profile explains she has previously worked in roles including IT support, customer service, web design and development, data entry, admin, event managing and more.

Ms Bowden wrote on her profile that she would “love any opportunity to work in a scientific role” in a company with “a strong ethical code” and that she was studying a degree in Biochemistry and Pharmacology.

She also offered services including training, web development and appointment scheduling services.

Also at the scene on Friday, neighbour Seraphim Jovanov, a mental health and community councillor, said the death was “quite traumatic”.

A man has been arrested over the death of a woman at Redwood, and neighbour Seraphim Jovanov has spoken about the tragedy. Supplied

“I didn’t know the people, but from what I heard yesterday and the intervention from the police, it was quite distressing,” Mr Jovanov said.

“I feel sorry for her, and her family, I can’t imagine what they might be going through.

“(When I saw the police) I was shocked … I thought this is another way we have potentially failed as a society and system to protect victims.”

Police said the man and woman were known to each other.

One street over, commercial woodworker Peter Howard and wife Betty heard about the incident from neighbour Roy, and were a “bit shocked” something like this had happened in their quiet neighbourhood.

Nearby neighbour Peter Howard was shocked by the death. Picture: Leah Smith

“It is tragic, we have been here 50 years and have never seen anything like it before,” Mr Howard said.

“It makes you feel unsettled … but didn’t know what to make of it.

“Drugs are a terrible thing … she was a young woman … very tragic.”

The woman was found after emergency services were called to the home on Thursday morning.

She could not be revived and police reported the death as being “unexplained”, with Major Crime detectives attending the scene.

Investigators are continuing a comprehensive probe into the cause and circumstances of the woman’s death.

Police are also preparing a report for the coroner.

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.