Woman, 21, stabbed to death in alleged domestic violence attack
A 22-year-old man remains in police custody following the death of a 21-year-old woman in an alleged domestic violence-related attack on Friday night.
Police were called to the Mayfield property in Newcastle at around 10:40pm finding the woman outside the unit with multiple stab wounds.
Newcastle City Commander Detective Superintendent Wayne Humphrey says a three-year-old child also found at the scene was covered in blood but physically unharmed.
The incident was described by NSW Police as an alleged domestic violence incident.
Newcastle Police described the incident as 'horrendous'
Mr Humphrey told reporters on Saturday the woman had suffered "significant, significant injuries".
"I've spent 20 minutes or so watching the body-worn (camera) footage (obtained by attending officers)," he said.
"It was a horrendous scene, horrendous."
Paramedics and police tried to save the woman — who called 000 herself — but she died at the scene.
Mr Humphrey said the young child appeared to have been present at the time of the incident and was being cared for by relatives.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported the woman was the mother of the child, but the man in custody was not the father of the child.
with AAP
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