Couples’ children were asleep in Minto house when family friend arrived to check on woman’s welfare

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A man is expected to face court charged with his wife’s murder after her body was found in their Sydney home on Easter Sunday.

The couples’ children, aged six and 10, were asleep in the Minto home when a family friend arrived to check on the woman’s welfare at 4am on Sunday.

The woman was dead in the garage.

Her husband was arrested before being taken to hospital with cuts to his hand.

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He was later taken to a nearby police station for questioning and then charged with her murder. The man is expected before Parramatta bail court on Monday morning.

Family friends mourned the woman in the street, describing her as a wonderful mother and pious woman.