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A man appeared in Lismore Local Court on Saturday June 7 charged with murdering his partner at Tabulam on Friday.

Just after 2am on Friday, emergency services were called to a home in Gundingbo Avenue by a 31-year-old man who said he’d found his 32-year-old female partner unconscious on the bedroom floor.

Police and ambulance paramedics assisted the woman but she died at the scene.

The man was arrested and taken to Lismore Police Station where he was charged with murder, two counts of common assault and possessing a prohibited drug.

Police from Richmond Local Area Command are continuing their investigation into this incident. Police are urging anyone with information that may assist them to come forward by calling Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or using the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/.

 

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