A MAN has been charged with the murder of his 67-year-old mother who was allegedly stabbed before her cat was killed and her Bankstown home set on fire.Troy Safranko has been charged with murder after his mother was found dead in her Bankstown home allegedly suffering significant head injuries.
About 7pm on Sunday, emergency services were called to a home on Wattle Street, Bankstown, after reports of a small fire at the property.
Fire and Rescue NSW attended and extinguished the blaze at the rear of the home before finding Katherine Safranko suffering significant head injuries inside.
The 67-year-old woman was assessed by paramedics before being declared deceased.
Soon after Bankstown Police arrived at the home they were allegedly confronted by a man, armed with a knife. Officers deployed a taser and the 31-year-old was arrested and transferred to hospital for assessment.
He was later charged with murder (DV), torture, beat and cause death of animal, damage destroy property by fire, breach of bail, and contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic).
Police will allege in court that the man stabbed the woman before killing her cat and setting fire to the property.
Mum murdered – son arrested over death
