A 50-year-old woman has been charged with murdering her partner’s 84-year-old mother last month in the home they shared in Sydney’s north-west.

The body of Irene Selmes, 84, was found inside the bedroom of her Melonba house on October 4 by a family member, who then called Triple Zero. Selmes lived at the home with her son and his partner.

The woman was charged with murder on Thursday, more than a month after Irene Selmes was found dead. Credit: NSW Police

An autopsy allegedly revealed that Selmes had suffered “significant injuries” before her death, including to the upper body, NSW Police said in a statement.

The younger woman was arrested in her pyjamas shortly before 3pm on Thursday, after heavily armed police stormed the home on Comet Street – the same address where Selmes’ body

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