Update:
Mystery continues to surround the death of Miranda man and grandfather, Paul Streeter on Monday evening.
Emergency services were called to the Burrinjuck Place house at 7pm on Monday night after his wife came home to find his body in their backyard.
It is believed the 54-year-old had a stab wound to his upper body.
Police are treating the death as suspicious but have not ruled out self harm or misadventure.
"My dad was murdered, we don't know why," she said late on Tuesday.
Update:
A man found dead at his Miranda home last night has been identified as Paul Streeter.
Miranda police crime manager Shane Woolbank said the man was found by his wife at their Burrinjuck Place home with wounds to his upper body.
He said an autopsy had identified the cause of death and a weapon was involved.
No further information could be released.
‘‘We have canvassed the area and spoken to his family and neighbours,’’ he said.
‘‘It is still early days and lines of inquiry are ongoing.’’
William Ryan, a long-term resident of Burrinjuck Place, said he had been a neighbour to the couple for about 20 years.
"It was quite a shock," he said. "A very sad affair, that's for sure."
He had last seen the dead man as recently as the weekend.
"He was a quiet guy, a nice guy. [There were] never any dramas."
Mr Ryan said had been home from 4pm on Monday, reflecting on the quiet street as he mowed his front lawn until dusk.
It wasn't until late on Monday night, just shy of midnight, when police knocked on his door that he learned of the tragedy that had occurred. Several hours later, Mr Ryan woke to the sound of a tow-truck removing a car, which he thought belonged to the couple, from the street.
Mr Ryan said the street was a small cul-de-sac of just eight homes and anything out of the ordinary wouldn't go unnoticed, he said.
He said the street had been especially still on Monday afternoon.
"It's one of those sort of streets that if another car comes out, you'd remember it," he said.
In the two decades he has lived on Burrinjuck Place, Mr Ryan said he had never been burgled.
"I'd be very surprised if it was a robbery. I've never had anything happen that would make me be more conscious of security," he said.
Update:
The death of a man has rocked the residents of Burrinjuck Place at Miranda.
The wife of the man, 54, found him in the backyard of his home in a small cul-de-sac.
Cars littered the front yard of the home which is still being guarded by police.
Miranda Chief Inspector Rick Johnston said the man had obvious injuries to his upper body.
"She wasn't home at the time of the incident we believe and she came home to find her husband in the backyard," Inspector Johnson told 2GB radio on Tuesday.
"He has upper body injuries - at this stage we're not totally sure how those injuries have occurred," he told ABC Radio.
A post mortem examination is expected to be undertaken later today.
Earlier story:
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man, 54, at Miranda on Monday night.
Emergency services were called to a home on Burrinjuck Avenue about 7pm after the man's wife found him in the backyard with injuries to his upper body.
Forensic officers spent the night scouring the scene and are expected to be back again today.
Police are treating the death as suspicious and investigations continue. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.