Man found dead, woman critical at home in regional NSW

Police have made a grim discovery inside a home in a regional NSW town, leading to a man’s arrest at a nearby fast-food venue.

Clareese Packer
NewsWire
A man’s body has been found along with a critically injured woman inside a home in regional NSW. NewsWire / Monique Harmer
A man’s body has been found along with a critically injured woman inside a home in regional NSW. NewsWire / Monique Harmer Credit: News Corp Australia

A man has been found dead alongside a critically injured woman inside a home in regional NSW.

Police conducted a welfare check at the home on Gisborne St, Wellington - about 350km northwest of Sydney - shortly after 8am on Saturday.

Officers found the body of a man believed to be in his 70s.

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A man’s body has been found along with a critically injured woman inside a home in regional NSW. Picture: NewsWire / Monique Harmer
A man’s body has been found along with a critically injured woman inside a home in regional NSW. NewsWire / Monique Harmer Credit: News Corp Australia

A seriously injured woman, also believed to be in her 70s, was found inside the home.

She was flown to hospital in a critical condition.

A 30-year-old man was arrested inside a fast-food restaurant on Arthur Street, but has since been released pending further inquiries.

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