Jack Williams Dr, Penrith: Police charge man over alleged double murder in Oberon
A man has been charged with murder after two people were found dead in an Oberon home - he was arrested two hours away in a Penrith industrial complex.
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A man has been charged with the alleged double murder of his parents following a heated police operation in the Penrith industrial precinct on Friday.
Officers from Chifley Police District were called to a home on Avon Ave, Penrith, about 7.15am Friday where they found the bodies of a 68-year-old man and 66-year-old woman with severe stab wounds.
Police quickly cordoned off Jack Williams Drive where a 46-year-old man was tasered and arrested about 8.50am.
A police source told the Penrith Press the man is believed to be the son of the couple.
The man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for hand injuries before being taken to Nepean Hospital under police guard.
He was released on Sunday and taken to Penrith Police Station where he was charged with two counts of murder, domestic violence.
The man was refused bail and will appear at Penrith Local Court on Monday.
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