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Adam Perrim allegedly murdered his younger lover in Wagga Wagga - but now his family have been charged with helping him, as cops arrest his mum, dad and teenage brother

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Rae, M., & Sutton, C. (2026, November 9). Adam Perrim allegedly murdered his younger lover in Wagga Wagga - but now his family have been charged with helping him, as cops arrest his mum, dad and teenage brother. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16277061/Adam-Perrim-allegedly-murdered-younger-lover-Wagga-Wagga-family-charged-helping-cops-arrest-mum-dad-teenage-brother.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-09 · by Maisy Rae, Candace Sutton

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On September 19, Danielle Madgwick, 23, was found stabbed to death at her home in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Her partner, Adam Mark Perrim, 31, was arrested and charged with murder shortly after the incident. Recently, police conducted a seven-week investigation leading to the arrest of Perrim's mother Julie Anne Collins (53), brother Bailey Perrim (18), and father George Perrim (56) on charges of being accessories after the fact to domestic violence murder. All three were refused bail and are scheduled to appear in court on December 23, facing a potential maximum sentence of 25 years if convicted.
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Danielle Madgwick, a 23-year-old woman from Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia, was found dead at her home on September 19 due to multiple stab wounds inflicted by her partner Adam Mark Perrim, who is 31 years old. Following the incident, Perrim was arrested and charged with domestic violence murder but denied bail. Recently, on November 6, NSW police conducted a raid at Madgwick's residence where they apprehended two men aged 18 and 56, along with a 53-year-old woman—all family members of Perrim—and charged them as accessories after the fact to murder. The three were denied bail and must appear in court again on December 23. This case highlights the ongoing issue of domestic violence in Australia, according to reports by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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Wagga Wagga Family Members Charged
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Topics

Kooringal NSW Riverina Police Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga Local Court

Subjects

Perrim PERSON · 11× Madgwick PERSON · 9× Adam Mark Perrim PERSON · 2× Danielle PERSON · 2× Danielle Madgwick PERSON · 2× George Perrim PERSON · 2× Heath PERSON · 2× Julie Anne Collins PERSON · 2× Wagga Wagga Local Court GPE · 2× Kooringal GPE · 1×

Narrative

'There's been enough tears to fill the world's oceans over and over, I miss you like you wouldn't believe, your beautiful smile, your silly laugh, our goofy video calls, the groan and eye roll I'd get with every "dad joke", those are memories I'll treasure for a lifetime.
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If found guilty, the trio could face a maximum penalty of 25 years' imprisonment.

Claims (43 extracted, 3 hedged)

Family members of a man charged with killing his fiancée have been charged with helping him after the alleged murder, a court has been told. asserted
court → charge → murder
Danielle Madgwick, 23, was found with multiple stab wounds to her upper body inside her home on Ziegler Avenue in Kooringal, Wagga Wagga, in south NSW, on September 19. asserted
Madgwick → find → September
Paramedics desperately tried to save her but she died at the scene. asserted
she → try → scene
Her partner, Adam Mark Perrim, 31, was arrested by police later that day and charged with murder (domestic violence). asserted
partner → arrest → murder
It's understood Ms Madgwick had moved in with Perrim just weeks before her death. asserted
Madgwick → understand → death
Perrim remains behind bars and is due to appear in Wagga Wagga Local Court on November 18 for a brief status hearing. asserted
Perrim → remain → hearing
On Saturday morning, following a seven-week murder investigation, armed police descended on Perrim's family home and arrested his mother, Julie Anne Collins, 53, his brother Bailey Perrim, 18, and his father George Perrim, 56. asserted
police → follow → mother
All three were charged with being accessories after the fact to domestic violence murder. asserted
three → charge → murder
If found guilty, the trio could face a maximum penalty of 25 years' imprisonment. uncertain
trio → find → imprisonment
Three more people have been charged in relation to the alleged murder of 23-year-old Danielle Madgwick (pictured) asserted
people → charge → Madgwick
Ms Madgwick's partner Adam Mark Perrim has been charged with her murder (Perrim in 2013) asserted
partner → charge → 2013
His father, George Perrim, was arrested on Saturday morning and charged with being an accessory after the fact to the alleged murder They faced court on Saturday afternoon and were refused bail. asserted
They → arrest → bail
They are next due to appear before Wagga Wagga Local Court on December 23. asserted
They → appear → December
In footage of their arrest on Saturday, Perrim's mother could be seen struggling to get into the back of the police wagon, while handcuffed and surrounded by officers, as a small dog tried to follow closely behind. uncertain
dog → see → officers
His father, who was sporting an Eminem-branded t-shirt, was also led away in handcuffs. asserted
who → sport → handcuffs
While fronting a media conference on Monday morning, police would not comment on the trio's relationship with Ms Madgwick and Perrim or their alleged roles. asserted
police → front → Madgwick
However, they confirmed Perrim's brother had been arrested on the day of Ms Madgwick's death but released without charge at the time. asserted
brother → confirm → time
Riverina Police Detective Inspector Brent Falkiner said police had needed time to piece together the evidence before laying charges. asserted
police → say → charges
'It's probably the nature of the information and once we get a chance to decipher all the parts,' Detective Inspector Falkiner said. asserted
Falkiner → get → parts
He said Ms Madgwick's family had been informed of the new arrests. asserted
family → say → arrests
Perrim's mother Julie Anne Collins (left) could face a maximum of 25 years in jail if found guilty She appeared to have some difficulties getting into the back of the police wagon on Saturday In a Facebook bio linked to Ms Collins, she said she 'loved [her] kids to the moon and back' uncertain
she → face → moon
'Obviously they're hurting and we've been in contact with them since the day of the incident,' he said. asserted
he → hurt → incident
'It's not going to bring Danielle back, but hopefully we can give them some solace by putting these people before the court.' asserted
we → go → court
It comes after Ms Madgwick's close friends said she'd been in a relationship with Perrim for several years and celebrated their engagement around six months ago. asserted
she → come → engagement
Close friend Florence Samuel described her as being 'the happiest' she had ever been in the weeks leading up to her death. asserted
she → describe → death
She was thoughtful, loving, honest and so caring,' Ms Samuel said. asserted
Samuel → love → ?
'She'd moved in with her boyfriend and was looking forward to building a life together... she would do anything for anyone. asserted
she → move → anyone
I'm just so shocked that she's gone like this.' asserted
she → shock → this
Another friend said Ms Madgwick 'couldn't wait' to move in with Perrim after getting engaged. asserted
Madgwick → say → Perrim
Ms Madgwick's father Heath paid tribute to his daughter last month on what would have been her 24th birthday. asserted
what → pay → daughter
Tactical police raided the Perrim's family home on Saturday morning and arrested three people Ms Madgwick's father Heath paid tribute to daughter Danielle (pictured together) and said he'd miss their 'goofy video calls' asserted
he → raid → calls
Ms Madgwick was found in a home in Wagga Wagga, NSW, suffering from multiple stab wounds to her upper body ' asserted
Madgwick → find → body
Words cannot describe the amount of emotions, thoughts and feelings that have been experienced over the last 4 weeks,' Mr Madgwick wrote. asserted
Madgwick → describe → weeks
'There's been enough tears to fill the world's oceans over and over, I miss you like you wouldn't believe, your beautiful smile, your silly laugh, our goofy video calls, the groan and eye roll I'd get with every "dad joke", those are memories I'll treasure for a lifetime. asserted
I → be → lifetime
I'll be thinking of you, today, tomorrow and every day till we meet again.' asserted
we → think → you
Just days after her death, more than a hundred people gathered at Wagga's Victory Memorial Gardens for a candlelight vigil to honour her. asserted
people → gather → her
Ms Madgwick's family has called for her to be remembered for more than just 'a statistic'. asserted
her → call → statistic
'Although the way Danielle left this world was unjust, cruel and unacceptable, we do not want our precious girl to be solely remembered as just another statistic. asserted
girl → leave → statistic
She was much more than that,' the family said in a statement to The Border Mail. asserted
family → say → Mail
'We want her to be remembered as Danielle, the amazing, sweet, caring, incredible person that she was. asserted
she → want → Danielle
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