Three Men Charged with Domestic‑Violence Murders in NSW

Three men have been charged with domestic‑violence‑related murders after the deaths of three women in New South Wales on Saturday. Sergei Mitnik was arrested at his home in Bondi Beach after police said he had killed an elderly woman in her 90s. The victim was found with significant stab wounds to her torso at about 5.15 p.m. and died at the scene. Mitnik, who police said knew the woman, was charged with murder and did not apply for bail; his case was adjourned to Thursday.

Hours before the Bondi Beach incident, a 23‑year‑old woman was found dead with stab wounds inside a home in Wagga Wagga. Adam Mark Perrim, 31, was arrested at another residence in the regional city and later charged with the young woman’s murder. Investigators said the pair were in a relationship. Perrim briefly appeared before a court on Sunday but did not seek bail and is scheduled to appear again on 18 November.

Later on Saturday, police discovered the body of a 70‑year‑old woman at Mole River after reports of a domestic‑violence incident in the north of the state. A 37‑year‑old man had entered a property, attempted to steal a vehicle, and assaulted a 74‑year‑old male resident. After the man was arrested, officers searched a neighbouring property and found the woman’s body. Part of the house was damaged by fire. The man has been charged with murder and will appear before court on Monday.

Premier Chris Minns said his thoughts were with the families and communities of the three women, describing the crimes as shocking and the families as dealing with unimaginable grief. Opposition leader Kellie Sloane urged that the matter not be treated as background noise, adding that Australia is failing women at every level of government and that every citizen has a responsibility to act.

Sloane cited statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, noting that a woman is killed by an intimate partner every 11 days in 2024‑25, and that many more women lose their lives when other family members are involved. She warned that women of all ages—from a 23‑year‑old to a woman in her 90s—continue to be unsafe in their own homes.