Australian man charged in killing of B.C.’s Tatiana Dokhotaru
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Tatiana Dokhotaru's body was found in an apartment in the Liverpool suburb on May 27, according to the New South Wales Police Force.
An Australian man has been charged with murder in the slaying of a B.C. woman who was found dead in her Sydney apartment earlier this year.
Danny Zayat, 28, has been charged in the killing of his wife, 34-year-old Tatiana Dokhotaru. Dokhotaru moved to Australia in 2012 and the couple had a son together.
Dokhotaru’s body was found in an apartment in the Liverpool suburb on May 27, according to the New South Wales Police Force.
On Monday, local police executed a search warrant a home in Saint Clair, about 30 kilometres northwest of Liverpool, and arrested an unnamed 28-year-old suspect.
New South Wales court records, however, show that Zayat appeared in court on a criminal matter in Penrith, a town west of Sydney, on Monday.
Global News has reached out to the Australia’s Federal Prosecution Service for comment.
In a Monday news release, the New South Wales Police Force said the man they arrested was denied bail and set to appear at Penrith Local Court on Monday.
“A separate critical incident investigation is continuing into all other circumstances surrounding the incident,” the police force wrote.