An investigation is under way after a woman plunged to her death from a high-rise balcony in Sydney’s west. A man is being questioned over the incident. Police have revealed a silent call was made to triple-zero about two hours before officers arrived at the scene.
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00:00Emergency services swarm around an apartment complex in Parramatta.
00:07A 39-year-old woman is dead after a seven-storey fall.
00:11Earlier, neighbours heard a sound and soon knew something was wrong.
00:15The guy was in the bushes and he was performing CPR to the girl and he was saying she's not
00:21breathing, she's not breathing.
00:22Key to this investigation will be the timeline of events.
00:26Police say triple zero was called at 11.45 last night.
00:30On that call, nothing was said.
00:32Dispatchers tried calling back twice.
00:35Two minutes later, officers called back, speaking with a man who confirmed his name and address.
00:41Police told him they would attend but didn't give a time.
00:44Almost two hours later, as officers were en route, another call, this time from a member
00:50of the public, reporting a woman hanging from a balcony.
00:54Police arrived one minute later, finding the woman on the ground.
00:58She died at the scene.
00:59Whether she was trying to hold on or crawl back up, that will form part of our lines
01:03of inquiry.
01:04Obviously, how she came to be there is a key factor.
01:07We didn't hear any voices, like if they were fighting or something, we didn't hear any
01:12voice.
01:13Police say the man lived in the apartment, the woman elsewhere.
01:16In terms of relationship, I can indicate that there were previously interactions with police
01:23with that couple.
01:24Police say this case is complex.
01:26Forensics have spent a large part of the day here looking for evidence.
01:30Detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward.