By Riley Walter
A former kickboxer has been charged with murdering his partner after her body was discovered with multiple stab wounds inside a Penrith hotel room.
Officers from Strike Force Marree on Tuesday charged Darren John Berry, 53, with one count of murder after the body of Shirley So was found at the Pullman Hotel on Sunday.
Darren John Berry has been charged with the murder of Shirley So.
Berry, who fought under the moniker “Hacksaw”, was found in the same room as So, 50, with cuts to his arms. He was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition but has since recovered.
The hotel is located in the Panthers Leagues Club precinct.
NSW Police on Monday successfully applied in Penrith Local Court for an interim order to perform a forensic procedure on Berry, who was then charged.
Berry did not apply for bail in Parramatta Local Court, where he appeared via video link from his hospital bed on Tuesday. He will appear in Penrith Local Court on Wednesday.
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