A BRIT woman has died after running through a glass door and severely slashing her arm, following an alleged argument with her boyfriend.
Claire Austin, 38, who lived in , , suffered a severed artery when she hit a sliding glass door inside her flat.
Medics found Claire bleeding profusely just after 7:30am on Saturday and rushed to her hospital, where she tragically died three days later.
The marketing executive, originally from Woking, , lived with her boyfriend Lee Loughlin, 44, also from the UK.
said they heard the pair arguing, and Lee reportedly told cops they had a row before the fatal slam.
One neighbour said he heard fighting kick off at around 7am on Saturday, and that the noise was “at a different level than usual”.
He told Daily Mail Australia: “They both sounded [like] something would happen.
“I heard the woman at first and it worried me. Then I heard the man. I think I heard a crash and then I didn't hear the woman again.”
The local then heard a man repeatedly screaming for help, so decided to investigate whilst somebody else called the emergency services.
Claire was rushed to hospital and put on life support, but doctors knew she would not survive her injuries.
After receiving the news, her family immediately flew from the UK to Sydney.
They arrived on Tuesday morning, and Claire passed away hours later.
No arrests have been made in relation to the death.
However, an application for an apprehended violence order, submitted by on Claire’s behalf, was due to be heard in on Thursday.
A woman died from “catastrophic”; injuries sustained while allegedly trying to flee a domestic violence attack just days before her application for an AVO was to be heard.
Emergency services were called to the Sydney unit of Claire Austin early on Saturday morning after a concerned call from a neighbour who heard shouting.
The 38-year-old was found inside with a partially severed arm and was bleeding profusely from the “severe”; injuries after crashing through a glass sliding door at the Randwick property.
Paramedics rushed her to St Vincent’s Hospital in a critical condition.
The marketing executive, who was born in Britain but had lived in Australia for the past decade, spent three days on life support.
She died on Tuesday.
It can now be revealed that an application for an apprehended violence order, submitted by police on Ms Austin’s behalf, was due to be heard at Waverley Local Court tomorrow.
The application process began following the incident at Randwick.
Friends gathered at Claire's apartment on Thursday to leave tributes and commemorate her.
Former colleagues said she was “a lovely person” who embraced life and had lots of friends.
One of the cards left for Claire read: “To the sweetest soul, it was an honour to have known you. Your presence is truly missed.
“Thank you for all your love and support – words can't describe how painful this is. Rest in peace Claire.”
Claire's boyfriend, Lee, is a recruitment analyst from the UK who runs his own company, Lead Group in Darling Harbour.
The couple moved began the two bedroom flat in Randwick last May.
Neighbours said they heard them “fighting constantly”, but that Saturday's argument seemed “way worse”.
Lee co-operated with police and assisted with their inquiries, before being admitted to a mental facility.
A New South Wales Police spokesperson said: “He has since been released without charge and no arrests have been made at this time.”
However, a criminal into the death continues.
Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell told Australia's Daily Telegraph: “This is a tragic loss of life and we are determined to work out exactly what happened.
“People have to stop dying in situations of domestic violence,”;
“Whether it’s women or men, and most of the time it is women who die in DV situations, it is tragic and it has to end.”;
