Police responded to reports of a concern for welfare at a property on Wride Street, Maroubra, in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Officers forced entry into the home and established a crime scene. The NSW Police said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding Annabelle Price's death, and a report is being prepared for the coroner. The cause of death has not been disclosed, and it remains unclear what specific concerns prompted the welfare check.
Neighbors described Price as having become somewhat of a recluse in the months before her death. She would occasionally say 'hello' but never engage in conversation with neighbors. Price's two young daughters hardly ever came out to play with other children in the neighborhood.
Price had moved into the $1,395-a-week townhouse about six months ago and was working as an executive assistant at global investment bank Houlihan Lokey in Sydney's Martin Place. Her recent living situation marked a shift from her earlier life in the public eye.
Her personal life had been marked by turmoil, including a split from her husband Freddie Blencke in 2020 after a tumultuous marriage. Blencke was cleared of assaulting his wife and breaching an apprehended violence order in 2022. The couple had tied the knot in an intimate wedding in September 2018 at Maison des Polytechniciens in Paris.
More recently, Price's engagement ended in November. After the breakup with Tom Fennel, she deleted her social media accounts and distanced herself from the Australian glamour scene. This withdrawal contributed to her reclusive behavior.
In the aftermath of her death, a neighbor saw Price's ex-husband Freddie Blencke at the property in recent days helping sort through her belongings. A local resident believes the couple's daughters were elsewhere—possibly with their father or grandparents—when Price's body was found.