A young child told police of hearing screams while in bed before waking the next day to find a woman dead on a couch.

Tatiana "Tanya" Dokhotaru, 34, was pronounced dead by paramedics attending her apartment in southwest Sydney on a Saturday in May 2023.

Her ex-partner Danny Zayat, 30, has been accused of murdering her the day before, shortly after she made a triple-zero call.

A NSW Supreme Court jury has heard of threats, abuse and violence during the volatile relationship.

Footage of police interviews with a young child, who found the business owner's body in the Liverpool complex, was played to jurors on Monday.

In interviews conducted the day after Ms Dokhotaru's death, the child - who cannot be legally identified - told officers they found the 34-year-old on the couch with blood c

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