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April 24, 2023
The husband of a woman found dead in their home has spoken about the moment his world stopped and pleaded for her killer to be found.
Mr Gilbert was initially placed under arrest and held in custody for nearly 24 hours, however he was then released without charge.
He has since been ruled out as a potential suspect after CCTV confirmed his whereabouts at the time of the murder, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The man who found his late wife after she was stabbed to death inside her Sydney unit has revealed the moment his world “stopped”.
Nic Gilbert arrived at the pair’s Merrylands home on Easter Sunday after visiting friends to find his wife Erin Gilbert “gurgling blood”.
He had knocked on the door to no answer, and was forced to climb on the bedroom’s balcony where he saw his wife on the floor.
Erin Gilbert was found dead in her Merrylands apartment on Easter Sunday. Picture: NSW Police
He said he struggled to be in the pair’s apartment after the murder. Photo: A Current Affair
“I came into the bedroom and saw her lying on her back,” Mr Gilbert told Nine’s A Current Affair while holding back tears
“I tried pinching her nose and blowing into her mouth but I was hysterical.
“The more I blew in, nothing was happening. I couldn’t feel any heartbeat and her hands felt cold to me.”
The 42-year-old had suffered “severe” stabbings repeatedly to the head with an unknown sharp object.
Police have scoured the area for clues in relation to the murder
Mr Gilbert said his wife "completed him".
Mr Gilbert was initially placed under arrest and held in custody for nearly 24 hours, however he was then released without charge.
“They put paper bags on my hands and taped them up, I was sitting in the back of the paddy wagon feeling like a bloody chicken on Thanksgiving,” he said.
“(The police officer) comes in and he says, ‘Nicholas Gilbert, I’m placing you under arrest for the murder of Erin Gilbert’.
“My whole *advertiser censored***** world stopped, I just collapsed.”
He has since been ruled out as a potential suspect after CCTV confirmed his whereabouts at the time of the murder, The Daily Telegraph reported.
“No way, I loved Erin with all my heart,” he said.
“I’ll never lay a f------ finger on her. I never did. I never hurt Erin.”
The pair were involved with drugs and were in legal trouble with their previous and current landlord at the time of her death.
Police are still hunting for Ms Gilbert’s killer, with her husband saying he has no idea who could be behind the murder.
He told the program he has an “extensive” criminal history that includes hurting people.
“I kept thinking, maybe have I done something? Does someone hate me?” he said.
Mr Gilbert said he would “move heaven and earth” to give himself and Ms Gilbert’s parent closure after her death.
“They have to have. Everyone knows the only way you’re going to hurt me is by touching, taking Erin,” Gilbert said.
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad investigations are continuing.
