Sydney man charged with domestic violence murder of his wife faces court for the first time

A man accused of stabbing his wife to death a month after she obtained a domestic violence order against him has appeared in a Sydney court.

Baltej Singh Lailna, 31, is accused of murdering his wife, Kamaljeet Sidhu, in their Quakers Hill house in western Sydney on Wednesday evening.

The 27-year-old victim was found with a knife wound and died at the scene.

Mr Lailna was arrested and taken to Blacktown Hospital for treatment to lacerations on his hands before being charged yesterday.

Wrapped in a blanket, he appeared today via video link in Parramatta Local Court, where he did not apply for bail and it was formally refused.

Mr Lailna is next due to face Penrith Local Court on July 17.

Detectives say the couple had spoken to officers on April 24 at Quakers Hill Police Station, where Ms Sidhu made a complaint.

She was fearing for her life and an apprehended domestic violence order was issued against her husband, police have said.