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Lankan charged after mother-of-three stabbed to death in Melbourne

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A Sri Lankan has been charged for stabbing his wife, a mother-of-three, to death in her home at Sandhurst in Melbourne’s south-east.

The 44-year-old woman’s daughter rushed to her neighbours for help, but her mother could not be saved.

In CCTV footage, the daughter can be heard knocking on her neighbours’ door and pleading for assistance.

“Please, please, please,” the daughter says, before adding horrifying details of the alleged attack.

“I’m pretty sure she’s dead.”

“We’re coming, we’re coming, we’re coming,” a neighbour can be heard yelling out.

A man has been charged with murder after a mother-of-three was stabbed to death in her home at Sandhurst in Melbourne's south-east.The 44-year-old woman's daughter rushed to her neighbours for help, but her mother could not be saved.

But it was too late, her mother, Nelomie Perera, had been killed.

“She was just saying, ‘My mum’s dead, my mum’s dead,” neighbour Paul Vavitis told 9News.

Police said in a statement a 45-year-old Sandhurst man had been charged with murder.

9News understands the man charged was the mother-of-three’s husband, Dinush Kurera.

Kurera is alleged to have also attacked their teenage son, who managed to escape with a non-life-threatening head injury and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The horrifying ordeal unfolded in Perera’s Sandurst home just before midnight.

9News understands Perera recently separated from her husband.

Neighbours said she had just changed the locks on the family home.

Those who knew Perera say she was a kind and sweet woman and an excellent mother.(9News)

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  Comments - 5

  • Usha M Sunday, 04 December 2022 07:23 PM

    Sri Lankans migrate to other countries and take their bad habits with them. Foreign missions must take serious caution when allowing these uncivilized bastards to wonder into other parts of the world. They can only kill their family members. Why can't they come here and wipe out few politicos for financial crimes ?

    Cherath Sunday, 04 December 2022 08:27 PM

    Just today's news only, has tragedies among Sri Lankans in US and this in Australia, People who seek pastures new, far and away, should also consider the numerous factors that could effect the state of mind and peace in their volatile environments. They may be fashionable but have mindboggling stats to confirm killings en masse.

    Srima Fernando Monday, 05 December 2022 05:14 PM

    Family violence is not confined only to Srilanka . There are many people from every part of the world who are violent in their nature. I hope every one remembers how an Australian father in QLD dosed petrol over his own three children and ex wife and burned them alive. Every nationality has its own good and bad.

    Soldier Monday, 05 December 2022 09:36 PM

    Imagine, your ex took your house, car and the children and not only that she wants more than 50% of your salary as family support and already flirting with other men. What would you do, think about it.

    Kausal Idde Parrippu Tuesday, 06 December 2022 04:41 AM

    Sri Lankan women cannot digest and mange the cultural freedom offers by countries like Australia. When they used to eat Dell, Kos and Karawala And started eating Cheese Ham and Lamb, they ruin relationships. Instead of sorting out through talks, they start poking the husband to the verge of losing his sense and take worst out of him. This is true for many women from SL.

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