CCTV footage has captured the terrifying moment a teenage daughter rushed to her neighbour’s door to beg for help after her mother was allegedly stabbed to death.
Dinush Kurera, 45, has been charged with murder after his wife Nelomie Perera was found dead in a Melbourne suburb about midnight on Saturday.
Chilling surveillance video has emerged of the moment the woman’s 16-year-old daughter escaped to a neighbour’s front yard and banged on the door until it opened.
“Please, please, please, please, please, please, please!” the teen can be heard between breaths as she bashed on the door.
A woman answers the door as the teen says, “He’s cutting her with a knife, he’s like full-on bashing her with a knife.
“She’s dead, I’m pretty sure she’s dead.”
A male neighbour ran to the girl’s aid, but it was too late.
Emergency services were called to a Wodalla Circuit residence in Sandhurst about 11.40pm on Saturday after reports of an assault.
The 43-year-old woman was found dead at the property.
Her teenage son was also found with head injuries after allegedly being stabbed in the neck.
He was taken to hospital for treatment.
Police arrested Mr Kurera at the scene and he faced court for a brief hearing on Sunday.
He did not apply for bail and will face court again in April next year.
Friends of the mother of two posted tributes to the “kind-hearted” woman on social media
“Nel is one of my best friends and she is an amazing, kind-hearted and humble person that I have ever met,” her friend wrote on Facebook.
“I don’t wanna believe this news it’s real. I want justice for Nelomie Perera. Love her a lot and going to miss her life time. RIP Nel.”
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