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Man arrested after couple found murdered in Oberon

Aug 13, 2021

OBERON, Central West, NSW, Australia – A murder investigation has commenced in the New South Wales Central West following the discovery of two bodies early on Friday morning.

The grim discovery was made by emergency services personnel who were called to a home in Oberon, in the Central West, around 7:15am on Friday morning.

Officers from Chifley Police District say the bodies, of a man and a woman, have yet to be formally identified.

Following inquiries, officers from Nepean Police Area Command and Nepean Highway Patrol arrested a 46-year-old man on Jack William Drive, in Penrith, about 8.50am on Friday.

The man is known to the couple.

He was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for what is believed to be minor injuries before being taken to Nepean Hospital where he remains under police guard.

No further information is available at this stage.

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