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Man charged with domestic violence murder in Sydney

A 34-year-old man will face Parramatta Local Court following a fatal stabbing in western Sydney. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

A man has been charged with a domestic violence-related murder in western Sydney following the fatal stabbing of a 64-year-old man.

The 34-year-old man, known to the deceased, was denied bail and is set to face Parramatta Local Court on Friday morning.

Emergency services were called to a home on Layton Street, Wentworthville at 6.30am (AEDT) on Thursday.

Police officers found a man who had been stabbed in the neck.

Paramedics were present but the man died at the scene.

A 60-year-old woman at the property was not injured in the incident.

Police have established a crime scene.

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