A critical incident has been launched, after the body of a woman was found at a home in Muswellbrook.
At about 7:20am yesterday (Monday the 30th of October, 2023), officers were called to a property on Sydney Street for a concern for welfare check.
Officers spoke with a 52-year-old woman, before leaving the scene a short time later.
Later, at about 7:00pm, officers were called to a licensed premises on the same street, following reports a woman was behaving in an erratic manner.
Police attended and spoke with a 52-year-old woman outside the club, before she was arrested and taken to the Calvary Mater Hospital under police guard for an assessment.
At about 8:30pm, emergency services were called to the earlier Sydney Street property for another welfare check.
Upon arrival, police found the body of a woman, believed to be in her 60's.
It's not yet known how the woman died.
A critical incident team from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District will now investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Scott Tanner, says police are working to establish what the relationship between the two women is, and how officers responded to the two incidents.
"With these matters, police have a view of all the circumstances surrounding the matter, and we wish to have an independent body look at the investigation, and the response of police at the time," he said.
