An 86-year-old man is tonight in custody after police discovered the body of his 78-year-old partner at her home in Gordon. The cause of the woman's death is yet to be confirmed and no charges have been laid. But police say they're treating it as a suspected family violence incident.
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00:00 Police erected screens around the Togo Place unit, leaving neighbours wondering what went
00:07 wrong.
00:08 We have a lot of elderly in this area. It's usually quite quiet apart from all of the
00:13 dogs on the strip, but usually nothing happens around here.
00:16 It was reports of a disturbance that prompted police to conduct a welfare check just after
00:21 7am.
00:22 Unfortunately soon after arrival, police located a 78-year-old female deceased at the location.
00:30 Detectives say they arrested her husband, 86-year-old Manfred Yule, at a property in
00:34 Fatton a short time afterwards.
00:36 He's currently in Canberra Hospital undergoing medical assessment for a possible cardiac
00:41 episode.
00:42 Police are yet to lay charges, but they don't suspect anyone else was involved.
00:47 All I'd say is for people is to look out for your friends and family. If you think there
00:52 are issues with mental or physical health, particularly as people get into their elder
00:57 years, that they reach out and talk to somebody, get the assistance they need.
01:01 A post-mortem is scheduled for next week to determine cause of death. Meanwhile, police
01:06 are urging anyone with information to come forward.
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