Three family members of man accused of woman's murder charged in Australia

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales have charged three people with being accessories after the fact to murder in connection with the death of 23-year-old Danielle Madgwick in Wagga Wagga, in the state's south-west. The three are close relatives of the man accused of killing her in a domestic violence case.

Emergency services were called to a Wagga Wagga home on the morning of 19 September and found Madgwick with multiple stab wounds to her upper body. She died at the scene. That evening, 31-year-old Adam Mark Perrim, alleged to be her partner, was arrested and charged with domestic violence murder. He made a brief court appearance, did not apply for bail and was remanded until 18 November.

On Monday, police said they had raided the same house over the weekend. Two men, aged 18 and 56, and a 53-year-old woman were arrested. They were taken to Wagga Wagga police station, and each was charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. They appeared in court on Saturday, were refused bail and are due back on 23 December.

Court documents identify them as Perrim's brother, Bailey Perrim, his father, George Maxwell Richard Perrim, and his mother, Julie Ann Collins. Police will allege in court that all three knew Madgwick.

One of three cases

Madgwick's death was one of three separate cases in the state investigated as domestic violence-related homicides that weekend. New South Wales premier Chris Minns said at the time the alleged crimes were "shocking" and that his thoughts were with the families and communities of the three women.

Madgwick's father, Heath Madgwick, paid tribute to his daughter on social media last month on what would have been her 24th birthday, writing that the past four weeks had brought emotions that words could not describe.

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, a woman was killed by her intimate partner every 11 days in 2024-25.