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A Perth woman's partner is under police guard in hospital after she was allegedly stabbed to death in front of her daughters.
Emmerick Lasakar, 35, died in Royal Perth Hospital last night after being found with serious injuries at her home on Knutsford Avenue in Kewdale.
Police alleged the mother-of-two was beaten and stabbed, leaving family members desperately trying to save her.
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They're now investigating whether her 37-year-old partner, Steven Dean, was responsible for the beating.
Witnesses said they heard screams coming from the home just after 8pm.
"She just ran out onto the front of the house then the back, screaming screaming screaming, and then the kids came out with her," neighbour Roslyn said.
"It was her mother – she was screaming 'mamma mamma mamma, no no no, pick me, kill me', and then screaming again, like massive bad awful awful screaming that was the worst."
Police allege Dean, who has not been charged, fled the scene in his grey Ford Ranger Raptor dual-cab utility, holding up a service station in East Victoria Park before crashing into a tree at St James.
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He was arrested in the backyard of a nearby home.
"He was taken to hospital by St John Ambulance where he remains under police guard," WA Police said.
Homicide squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the woman's death.
Police are appealing for any footage or information on the ute's movements before the crash.
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