Man charged with murder in Croydon

Police have charged a man with the alleged murder of a woman in Sydney’s Inner West.

Just after 9.30am on Tuesday 5 September 2017, emergency services were called to a home in Brady Street, Croydon, where a woman was located unresponsive.

Officers from Burwood Local Area Command and NSW Ambulance paramedics attended and found the body of a 71-year-old woman inside the house.

Police established a crime scene at the location and arrested a 77-year-old man, NSW Police say.


The man was taken to Burwood Police Station before being taken to Concord Hospital for treatment.

He was released back into police custody, where he was charged with murder.

The man was refused bail and is due to appear at Burwood Local Court tomorrow.

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