A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Adelaide’s northeast on Tuesday night.

Authorities were called to an address at Holden Hill just after 6.30pm amid reports of a violent incident.

When officers arrived at the Argyle Road property – just a street away from the Holden Hill Police station – they found the body of a man, 65, with stab wounds.

Leanne Prak, 41, of Adelaide, was arrested at the scene and taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital to receive treatment for unrelated matters.

She was charged with murder and appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday afternoon, where she made no application for bail.

Prak was remanded in custody to appear again in July.

media_camera Detectives examine the scene where a man was killed at Holden Hill. Picture: Dylan Coker

Neighbours said the victim had moved into the Housing Trust unit about a month ago and kept to himself.

Police said he was known to the charged woman and the incident was not random.

Isabella, who did not give her surname, said the man’s violent death was tragic.

“It’s very scary living right across the street from it,” she said.

“We’ve been living here for 10 years and we’ve never heard anything, it’s always really safe here.

“Especially living down the road from Holden Hill Police Station, you wouldn’t think anything serious like this would happen.”

media_camera A police officer at the Argyle Rd unit where a man’s body was found. Picture: Dylan Coker

Isabella said she spoke to a neighbour from the unit block who was shaken up and hadn’t been allowed back in for several hours.

Neighbour Faye, who also did not give a surname, said she went out to dinner and arrived home to a cordoned-off street full of police cars.

“It was pretty scary, I’ve been here quite a while and it’s always been pretty busy with traffic (on Lyons Rd) but it’s always been pretty quiet because the police station is just around the corner,” she said.

“I woke up a few times in the middle of the night in fear.”

Detectives and State Emergency Services volunteers conducted a search of the area this morning.

media_camera Police at the unit where a man was found dead. Picture: Dylan Coker

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Major Crime and Holden Hill CIB detectives interviewed a man and a woman at the scene over the death.

The man was not arrested but is assisting police with their investigation.

The body was removed from the scene in an unmarked van at 10.25pm — almost four hours after the incident.

No further details were released about the circumstances or the victim, who has not been named.

Police are still formally identifying him and notifying next of kin.

Neighbours told The Advertiser of their shock.

One neighbour believed the victim may have only lived at the address for a short time.

“You never really know who is living near you,” said the middle-aged woman, who declined to be named.

media_camera Police outside the units on Argyle Rd on Tuesday night. Picture: Campbell Brodie.

Another said they did not hear anything unusual.

Neighbour Sam Hamzy, who lives in the unit block, said he had briefly met the victim twice.

“I only met the man twice, he came up to me and said ‘hello’,” he said

“He introduced himself by the name of Michael.”

Mr Hamzy said he had not seen a woman at the unit.

He said the victim was skinny and appeared “a bit panicky”, “very tense” “moody” and “loose”.

“He didn’t look normal to me,” Mr Hamzy said.

“It’s an unpleasant atmosphere and it’s not very nice.”

Another neighbour, Jacinta Phillips, said she hoped police patrols in the area would increase but found the area usually quiet and safe.

“Its quite scary actually, I thought it was a good neighbourhood being close to the police station,” she said.

“I hope there will be more patrolling about the area.”

Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.