A woman has died after she was allegedly attacked with a knife in a suspected domestic violence incident at a home in Hobart's east. 9News
A man she knew is in custody and two teens who witnessed the alleged killing have been left "significantly distressed", police say.Police said they received reported a woman had been injured with a knife and found here in a serious condition, with upper-body injuries.Police said a 60-year-old Hobart man was taken into custody without incident at the scene.
"Two other people – aged in their teens – were present at the time of the incident," police said, in a statement. "The two teenagers were not physically injured but of course they are significantly distressed by this incident.""Any incident like this is confronting and distressing to all involved from loved ones to the community, to emergency services who attended," police said.
"When children are involved, it certainly does have an impact on our officers. Wellbeing support is provided to officers affected by incidents." If you need someone to talk to about domestic violence, call 1800RESPECT or visit White Ribbon Australia's
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