St Marys stabbing: Drew Douglas, mother of four, is found stabbed to death in her home Mum Drew Douglas died from stab wounds Described 'nicest woman ever' by neighbours Man made ‘concern for welfare’ call from home 10 hours earlier History of domestic violence between Ms Douglas and partner By Kylie Stevens and Max Aitchison In St Marys For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:15 EDT, 15 August 2023 | Updated: 02:12 EDT, 16 August 2023 e-mail 323 shares A mother-of-four has been found stabbed to death inside her western Sydney home after police failed to respond to a concern for welfare call made by her partner the night before. Police received a ‘concern for welfare’ call from a man at a property in St Marys at 8.40pm on Tuesday night but emergency services did not attend the home. Ten hours later at around 6.45am on Wednesday, another triple-0 call was made from the Edmondson Avenue home. Police found Drew Douglas suffering stab wounds to her chest. The mother-of-four, who had given birth just a month ago, tragically died at the scene, despite desperate attempts by paramedics to revive her. It has now emerged there was a history of domestic violence between Ms Douglas and her partner, Shaun King. Mr King, 35, attended Campbelltown Police Station 43km away in Sydney's south-west at 7.30am on Wednesday. He's currently in custody and is assisting police with their inquiries but is yet to be interviewed. No charges have been laid. Mother-of-four Drew Douglas was allegedly stabbed to death in her St Marys home Forensic officers have arrived at the home which remained a crime scene on Wednesday A critical incident team has been set up to investigate why there was a 10 hour delay in attending the home. ‘Certainly there is a history of police involvement with both of these two people,’ NSW Assistant Commissioner Leanne McCusker told reporters. ‘The circumstances surrounding around why there was no attendance and the timeline from last night though to this morning is part of the critical incident investigation,’ she said. However, Assistant Commissioner McCusker said she was ‘not aware of any threat of violence’ in the original phone call. She also indicated the triple-0 call on Wednesday morning may have been made by one of the couple’s children. ‘I don’t believe it was (made) by the victim but other members inside the house,’ Assistant Commissioner McCusker said. She added there were no current apprehended violence orders in place or pending charges. Police removed Ms Douglas’s body from the property shortly before 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. She had four children aged 12, 11, one, and a four week-old baby girl. Her age has yet to be confirmed but is believed to be in her 30s. Her heartbroken sister Jade took to social media to pay tribute. 'It's not fair, to rip a family apart, I'll never understand how someone can do something so evil. I'm broken shattered and numb. My family does not deserve this, my sister didn't deserve this,' Jade Douglas wrote. She later added: 'I love you sissy.' Her sister's death sparked an outpouring of tributes. 'I'm heartbroken. I'll never be be able to talk to my best friend again,' one friend commented. Forensic officers were seen photographing a car parked in the driveway of the home Homicide detectives (pictured at the home) have launched an investigation into Drew Douglas' death Drew Douglas (pictured) gave birth to her fourth child a month ago. One neighbour described the incident as 'all just really shocking'. 'It's not what you'd expect,' the resident told Daily Mail Australia. 'Drew was a nice lady but Shaun just sat playing Call of Duty a lot of the time. He didn't really care about anything else.' Neighbour Ross Windley, 61, who has lived in the street for 60 years, said the incident was 'absolutely devastating - just horrible'. 'Around quarter to seven this morning, I was woken by a couple of ambos racing down the street followed by some police cars,' he said. 'It was a hive of police activity. They have the whole street cordoned off and then a lady detective came and asked if I had any CCTV, which I didn't.' Mr Windley told Daily Mail Australia he initially saw the police drive to another address 'down the other end of the street that the police frequent quite a lot'. 'I think that's what happened this morning, they instinctively went down there when they first rocked up because they've been down there so often but then they just screamed back up straight away,' he said. Mr Windley said he did not know the couple but used to see their children playing in the street. He said he thought the young family lived with an older couple. It's understood other adults were at the home at the time, Sydney Morning Herald reported. Shocked neighbours described the woman as the 'nicest person ever'. Pictured are police outside the Edmondson Avenue home The Edmondson Avenue home remained a crime scene on Wednesday afternoon as homicide detectives launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ms Douglas' death. Forensic officers were seen photographing the home and scouring the scene for possible evidence. A critical incident team will investigate all the other circumstances surrounding the incident, which be subject to an independent review. 1800RESPECT The death of mother-of-four Drew Douglas has shocked neighbours in the St Marys street Police spent the afternoon combing the street and neighbouring yards for any evidence A mother-of-four is dead after she was allegedly stabbed inside a western Sydney home Share or comment on this article: St Marys stabbing: Drew Douglas, mother of four, is found stabbed to death in her home e-mail 323 shares Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.