Easter horror as high-flying executive, 61, is charged with murdering his partner of 13 years after disturbed neighbours heard screams coming from their apartment
- Anthony Erikson, 61, charged with murder
- Police called to unit in Mascot, Sydney
- Woman found with multiple stab wounds
A high-flying executive who allegedly killed his partner of 13 years by repeatedly stabbing her in the chest has faced court charged with her murder.
NSW Police were called to an apartment in the inner-south Sydney suburb of Mascot on Easter Sunday just after 6pm following reports of an alleged domestic-related incident.
Lisa Fenwick, 59, was found on the 10th level of her Church Avenue unit block.
The court heard paramedics tried desperately to save her but she tragically died at the scene with ‘multiple stab wounds’ to her chest.
Her partner, Anthony ‘Tony Erikson, 61, was charged with murder and faced Parramatta Bail Court on Monday.
Anthony Erikson (pictured), 61, has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend Lisa Fenwick, 59
Lisa Fenwick (pictured), 59, was found on the 10th level of the Church Avenue unit block with multiple stab wounds. Paramedics desperately tried to revive the woman, but she tragically died at the scene
Police were called to a unit block in Sydney’s inner-south suburb of Mascot at about 6.10pm on Easter Synday following reports of a domestic-related incident (Pictured: Ms Fenwick’s Mascot apartment)
A neighbour reported hearing screams coming from the apartment on Sunday night as families gathered to celebrate Easter Sunday.
Appearing in court on Monday, Eriksen’s only words were ‘yes’ when the magistrate asked him if he understood his charges, The Daily Telegraph reported.
He made no application for bail.
According to his LinkedIn, Eriksen works as a self-employed food nutrient educator to ’empower people to learn how to make healthy food choices throughout their whole lives’.
He held a number of roles within the government, mining and banking sector including being an insurance consultant at AMP and a project manager at ANZ.
He also worked as a senior financial analyst at the Department of Defence in 2009 and had university degrees from Harvard University and Stanford University School of Medicine.
A friend of the couple described Ms Fenwick as ‘very sweet’ and said the pair were well-known in the neighbourhood for walking their two dogs around the local parks.
Local resident Prateek Mundae described the incident as ‘shocking’.
‘It’s very daunting to hear,’ Mr Mundae told the ABC.
‘It’s quite surprising. I’ve been staying over here for three years.’
‘I live on the corner and I saw lot of police cars,’ another local resident said.
‘I feel so nervous and sad for the family. It’s so bad and it’s really scary.’
Police were called to a unit block on Church Avenue in Sydney’s Mascot (pictured) after the woman in her 50s was found with stab wounds
Local resident Prateek Mundae described the incident as ‘shocking’ especially in his neighbourhood (pictured: Police at the scene in Church Street, Mascot)
