Woman stabbed to death and man’s body also found at Sydney apartment block

A young woman who came to Australia from China to study is believed to have been stabbed to death by her partner before he jumped off a balcony in Sydney’s west.

A young woman who came to Australia from China for university has been identified as the victim of a suspected murder-suicide in Burwood on Monday.

The 21-year-old woman is believed to have been stabbed to death by her partner inside a unit of a Conder St high-rise apartment block, before he jumped off the balcony and also died.

The man and woman, who were both in Australia on student visas, were in a relationship but had no known history of domestic violence.

NSW Police responded to a concern for welfare just before 9am, and found the man’s half-naked body lying in a garden bed beneath the high rise block.

Photos from Burwood where the bodies of a man and woman were found.

Detectives trawled CCTV and found footage of the man in the complex earlier on Monday morning, walking with two other females.

Further examination of the footage lead detectives to the unit the group was seen entering.

Police forced their way into that unit and found a woman’s body with stab wounds.

Burwood Police Superintendent Christine McDonald said police had located inside that unit what they suspect was the murder weapon.

“It’s too early to say if this is domestic violence … but violence against any person is not, and will not, be tolerated,” she said.

It’s understood the pair was heard arguing before the grim discovery was made.

A resident from the complex told The Daily Telegraph she looked down from her balcony and saw police crouching down over a man.

“It was pretty scary … then they covered it up before we could really see much more,” the woman said.

A crime scene was established with a tent set up in the courtyard over the man’s body.

Both people are yet to be formally identified.

Anyone with information in relation to the incident is urged to contact local police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.