Homicide detectives investigating after woman found dead in NSW home

A woman has been found dead at a home in the NSW Southern Tablelands.

Police were called to the home on Joshua Street in Goulburn, about 90 kilometres north-east of Canberra, for a welfare check about 7am.

Local officers arrived at the property and needed to force their way into the house, where they discovered the body of the woman.

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The woman has not been formally identified but police believe she was aged in her 40s.

Police set up a crime scene with detectives from the Hume Police District and the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad.

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Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report on the Crime Stoppers NSW website.

Goulburn is a regional city with a population of more than 24,000 people.

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