Danielle Madgwick died in September in a regional part of New South Wales after sustaining multiple stab wounds to her upper body. Emergency services were called to her home in Wagga Wagga on the morning of 19 September, where they found Madgwick injured, but she died at the scene.
Adam Mark Perrim, a 31-year-old alleged to be Danielle Madgwick's partner, was arrested and charged with domestic violence-related murder that same evening. Perrim briefly appeared in court, did not seek bail and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on 18 November.
Following 19 September, police conducted a raid at the same Wagga Wagga residence. Three other members of Perrim's family were arrested: his brother Bailey Perrim (18), father George Maxwell Richard Perrim (56) and mother Julie Ann Collins (53). All were taken to Wagga Wagga police station and charged with aiding and abetting after murder. They appeared in court on Saturday for a preparatory hearing, where bail was denied, and they were ordered to return to court on 23 December. Police allege that all three knew Danielle Madgwick.
Danielle Madgwick's death was one of three cases investigated as domestic violence-related murders in New South Wales during that weekend. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns called the acts shocking and expressed condolences to the families and communities affected by these tragedies. Heath Madgwick, the late Danielle's father, recently paid tribute to his daughter on social media on her 24th birthday.
According to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, one woman was killed by her intimate partner every 11 days in the 2024–25 period, further highlighting the severity of the domestic violence problem in the region.
