Pregnant mother stabbed to death in Sydney, Australia

A heavily-pregnant mother who was killed in her western Sydney unit overnight was discovered by her teenage son. Kirralee Paepaerei's 15-year-old son came home to their Mount Druitt house just after midnight on Tuesday (local time) and found his 37-year-old mother with fatal head injuries, chest injuries and stab wounds. Kirralee Paepaerei died from fatal head injuries, chest injuries and stab wounds

Paepaerei's de facto partner, 38, walked into Mount Druitt police station a short time later to report a violent home invasion. However, he was placed in custody and remained under police guard in hospital on Tuesday. It is understood he had minor head injuries, partially sustained from trying to jump through a window in their home.

Detective Inspector Dave Goddard said the woman's son was "distraught" following the discovery of his mother.
                   "You can't describe how he was. He was very, very distraught," he said.

He confirmed that Paepaerei, a mother-of-four, was about seven months pregnant. Detectives set up a crime scene at the Chester Street house and are continuing to investigate the woman's death, which they say is suspicious.

Paepaerei is the 63rd woman to die from violence in Australia this year, according to Destroy The Joint's Counting Dead Women project.