Murder charge after body found at Scone, NSW

A man has been charged with murder after a body was found at a house in Scone yesterday, NSW Police say.

About 6.30am (Tuesday 18 December 2018), a 20-year-old man attended Muswellbrook Police Station and provided information which led officers to a house on Parker Street where they found the body of a 41-year-old man.

Officers from Hunter Valley Police District established a crime scene and an investigation was initiated by detectives.

The 20-year-old man was arrested, but then taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment for minor lacerations to his fingers.

He was released back into the custody of detectives and has now been charged with murder.

He has been refused bail to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court later today (Wednesday 19 December 2018).

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