The sister of murdered hairdresser said her husband visited several women 's shelters every week but was refused a room . Leila Alavi was found in dead in a car at a Sydney shopping mall carpark . She was working when she reportedly received a phone call and left . A colleague found the 26-year - old stabbed to death on Saturday night . Court papers said she was stabbed with a pair of scissors . Her estranged husband was charged with murder and refused bail .
The sister of murdered hairdresser said her sibling visited several women 's shelters every day but was refused a room . Leila Alavi was found in dead in a car at a Sydney shopping centre carpark . She was working when she reportedly received a phone call and left . A colleague found the 26-year-old stabbed to death on Saturday morning . Court papers allege she was killed with a pair of scissors . Her estranged husband was charged with murder and refused bail .