By Clare Sibthorpe and Anthony Segaert
The bodies of a mother and daughter have been found in a home in Sydney’s north-west.
Police were called to the home on Menzies Road, Marsfield, near Ryde, just after 10.20am on Thursday, responding to reports of a concern for welfare at the property. A friend of the family said the daughter had been ill in recent weeks.
Police officers at the Marsfield home on Thursday.Credit: Louise Kennerley
“Officers attached to Ryde Police Area Command arrived to find the bodies of two females inside,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.
The woman, in her 50s, and the girl, in her teens, are yet to be formally identified.
One neighbour, who did not want to be named for privacy reasons, said she had lived in the street her whole life and was devastated to learn the mother and daughter had died.
“They seemed like a lovely family. There were always people coming and going from the house,” she said. “It’s so sad to think that two of them died.”
At 4pm, several houses on the street were cordoned off with police tape as forensic officers searched the premises.
“A crime scene was established, and detectives have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident,” a police spokesperson said.
“Anyone with information in relation to the incident is urged to contact local police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”
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