EXCLUSIVE 

A woman allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend in a domestic violence killing had dreams of following in her father’s footsteps to become a police officer. 

Jeremaia Tuwai, 21, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Nuniah Kurualeba, 21, inside an apartment on the Great Western Highway, in Kingswood, in Sydney‘s west about 1.40pm on Monday.

Emergency services were called to the unit, where they found the woman with two stab wounds to her chest. Despite paramedics’ efforts to save her, she died at the scene.

Tuwai allegedly fled the scene, sparking a six-hour manhunt before he was arrested at 7.10pm on Derby Street, Penrith.  

Ms Kurauleba had been living and working in Australia after migrating from Fiji several years ago.

In 2016, her father – Police Constable Viliame Kurualeba – died after falling sick, and speaking to local Fijian media at the time, she revealed she wanted to follow in his footsteps. 

Nuniah Kurualeba, 21, was allegedly stabbed to death by her partner Jeremaia Tuwai (pictured together) on Monday

Emergency services were called to a unit complex on the Great Western Highway at Kingswood, at 1.40pm on Monday

Detectives are seen arriving at the crime scene on Tuesday morning

Police have been scouring a unit where the young woman was allegedly murdered

‘I really miss him,’ Ms Kurualeba, then 14, told Fiji Sun. 

Ms Kurualeba was the eldest of four children to her father and mother, Merelini. 

Ms Kurualeba  posted this picture of herself online around an hour before her death

Just an hour before her death, Ms Kurualeba shared a photo on TikTok, showing her smiling for a selfie.

Videos posted on social media show her dancing with friends and exploring sites around Sydney. 

Tributes have begun pouring in online, with devastated loved ones posting broken heart emojis. 

‘Oh Lord. Why!’ one friend wrote.

Detectives remained at the crime scene on Tuesday morning, scouring the area for evidence. 

White fingerprint dust could be seen on the window of the ground-floor apartment in the run-down unit block. 

After his arrest, Tuwai was taken to Penrith Police Station where he was charged with murder DV. 

He was refused bail and is due to appear at Penrith Local Court later today.