Police have arrested a man after a woman was allegedly found dead in an acid-filled bathtub in a unit in Sydney‘s west.
Detectives launched a massive manhunt after the alleged ‘confronting’ discovery of the dissolving remains of the woman.
On Monday lunchtime, after an appeal to find a bearded man spotted fleeing the scene in a truck, police arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the death.
The woman’s remains were allegedly found in the tub full of acid in the dated salmon pink bathroom of a unit on Pennant Hills Road in North Parramatta.
Police have arrested a man after a woman was allegedly found dead in an acid-filled bath (pictured) in a unit in Sydney’s west
The couple are said to have moved into the apartment (pictured) together in October as boyfriend and girlfriend but are not believed to be married
Special Fire and Rescue Hazmat teams were called in to help with the grisly scene as detectives used specialist UV torches to hunt for clues (pictured)
The woman, who was also in her 20s, had allegedly made a domestic violence call for help around 4.30pm before police responded.
The couple are said to have moved into the apartment together in October as boyfriend and girlfriend but are not believed to be married.
Special Fire and Rescue Hazmat teams were called in to help with the grisly scene as detectives used specialist UV torches to hunt for clues.
Parramatta Police Area Commander Superintendent Julie Boon said police had found the body in the bathroom of the first-floor unit along with chemicals.
Evidence was seen being taken from the scene in special biohazard bags (pictured)
‘The officers forced entry into the unit and inside the bathroom they found the body of a female,’ she said.
‘I can confirm there were chemicals found inside the bathroom of the unit. I can’t confirm what they were.
‘The scene was very challenging for arriving police. When they did arrive and found chemicals at the unit, they retreated and called other units.’
The woman’s body was removed from the flat at midnight on Sunday.
A 20 year old man was arrested on Monday after the body was discovered at a unit on Pennant Hills Road in North Parramatta, western Sydney, on Sunday
The woman had made a domestic violence call for help around 4.30pm before police responded
The death was being treated as suspicious with special Fire and Rescue Hazmat teams called in to help investigate the scene – which officers described as ‘confronting’
An urgent manhunt was launched for a bearded truck driver (pictured) who may have had scratches on his face and arms after a woman was found dead in a bath-tub filled with acid
Police used ultra violet light to examine the bathroom where the woman’s body was found.
Officers issued a warning to anyone near the ground floor flat bathroom window ‘do not look at it, it will damage your eyes’ as the procedure, used to closely examine forensic evidence, was carried out.
Toiletries could be seen lined up in the bathroom window.
Local George Hamilton Milner said he had heard screaming hours before police arrived on scene.
‘I was in the backyard yesterday at about 2pm and I heard someone who sounded like they were about to sing then it turned into a scream, it was really abrupt then police arrived,’ he said.
‘We’ve been here for a couple of years and haven’t heard of anything bad so was a bit of a shock to hear it happened across the road.’
Police earlier said the man they were hunting had been in ‘a domestic relationship’ with the victim and there were no children or other people, superintendent Boon said.
‘He may have scratches,’ she said.
Superintendent Boon urged the man to contact police and has released a photo and description to help the public identify him.
An officer was seen leaving the unit with a pet cat in hand, which colleagues stroked and petted as they stood by a forensics van
Officers pat a cat that was found in the apartment where the woman’s body was discovered
Up to ten plain clothes and uniformed police were on site on Monday as a crime scene was established
He is aged around 20, 175cm-180cm tall, and weighs between 80kg-90kg with a muscular and athletic build.
The man has black hair, a short beard and moustache. He was last seen wearing a black, sleeveless top and jeans. He may have scratches on his face and arms.
He is currently driving a Mitsubishi Fuso tipper truck with NSW registration plates, MAKKAC.
Residents have been told not to approach the man and to immediately call police.
Three forensics vans arrived at the apartment block, a three-level red brick building on the corner of Gladstone Street, on Monday.
Up to ten plain clothes and uniformed police are on site.
Officers walk up the stairs to the unit that is located on the first floor of the three-storey complex
An officer with a cat carrier to temporarily house the pet cat that was found in the unit
Three forensics vans arrived at the apartment block, a three-level red brick building on the corner of Gladstone Street, on Monday
Police spoke with residents of the neighbouring flats who have declined to make any public comment.
An officer was seen leaving the unit with a pet cat in hand, which colleagues stroked and petted as they stood by a forensics van.
Another officer retrieved a cat carrier which he appeared to be cleaning for the animal.
Police have photographed a black BMW coupe parked outside and were seen sorting through garbage in wheelie bins below the building.
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