Homicide detectives charge 21-year-old man over alleged murder of woman, 40, at Waggrakine home near Geraldton

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found with serious injuries at a house near Geraldton last night. Emergency services were called to a property on Melbourne Street, Waggrakine around 6.25pm following reports of a disturbance taking place inside. When police and St John WA paramedics arrived, they found a woman in her 40s with serious injuries. Ambulance officers treated the woman at the scene, but she died as a result of her injuries. A 21-year-old man was located at the house before he was arrested. The man, from Spalding, was charged with murder by homicide squad detectives on Saturday afternoon. He is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday. A WA Police spokesperson said both parties were known to each other and the investigation remains ongoing. The home remained cordoned off by police on Saturday as officers awaited the arrival of both homicide and forensic investigators. A woman who said she knew the victim arrived in tears and appeared to be in shock. She was seen hugging another woman who arrived soon after. A mobile police facility and several police cars were stationed outside the property on Saturday morning. Detectives are appealing for anyone who was in the vicinity of Melbourne Street and surrounding areas at the time of this incident, or anyone with any information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online. CCTV, dash-cam or mobile phone footage can be uploaded directly to investigators via this link.