Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - A woman has d!ed after running through a glass door while trying to escape an alleged domestic violence incident in Australia, according to reports.
In a news release shared on April 16, New South
Wales (NSW) Police said an investigation had been launched following the
“suspicious de@th” of a 38-year-old woman who d!ed three days after being found
critically injured at an apartment unit in Randwick, a Sydney
suburb.
Authorities said emergency services were called at 7:40 a.m.
local time on April 12 “following reports of a concern for welfare," and
found a woman with a “severe laceration” to her arm. She was taken to St
Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney in a critical condition, but she died on April
15.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, which
identified the victim as marketing and events manager Claire Austin, police
believe she was trying to flee a domestic violence incident when she was
injured. The outlet reported that Austin was fatally injured when she tried to
force her way through a sliding door in her top-floor apartment.
Police noted that they spoke to a 44-year-old man, who was
known to the woman, at the scene. He was then taken to Maroubra Police Station
to assist with inquiries but was later released without charge, per the news
release.
No arrests have been made at this time.
The outlet and The New Zealand Herald reported
that police had applied for an apprehended violence order [a court order issued
to protect an individual who has a reasonable fear of violence or harrassment
from a specified person] on behalf of Austin and it was due to be heard in
Waverly Local Court on April 16, the day after her de@th.
NSW Premier Chris Minns called reports of Austin’s de@th
“disturbing,” per The Sydney Morning Herald.
“I feel so terribly sorry for that woman and her family," he said.
“I can just imagine how devastated they are today. It’s
another example of somebody dying, allegedly at the hands of domestic
violence,” Minns continued. “I want the public to be assured that there’s a
task force that’s been set up by NSW Police. They’re taking it incredibly
seriously and the focus will be justice for that woman and her family.”
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell said police
were “determined to work out exactly what happened” and described Austin’s
de@th as an “absolute tragedy,” according to The Daily Telegraph,
per The Sydney Morning Herald.
“People have to stop dy!ng in situations of domestic
violence,” he continued. “Whether it’s women or men, and most of the time it is
women who d!e in DV situations, it is tragic and it has to end.”
A spokesperson for NSW Police told PEOPLE in a statement via
email, “As the investigation is current and no person has been charged, it
would be inappropriate for police to make comment on anything said or
speculated on by media in reporting on the incident.”
Austin had worked as a senior event producer at Sydney creative agency The Misfits Media since March, according to her LinkedIn profile, per The Sydney Morning Herald. She was originally from the U.K. and studied there before moving to Australia, per the outlet.
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