A woman will appear in court today charged with murder following the death of a man at Raymond Terrace at the weekend.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Watt and Payton streets about 5.45am Saturday (29 February 2020), after the body of a 27-year-old man was found in the middle of the road.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District established a crime scene, which was examined by specialist forensic police.
Following inquiries, officers attached to Manning/Great Lakes and Mid North Coast Police Districts attended a motel in North Haven yesterday (Monday 2 March 2020), and arrested a 21-year-old woman on an outstanding warrant.
Detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District have travelled to Port Macquarie Police Station and charged the woman with murder.
She has been refused bail to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court today (Tuesday 3 March 2020).
The man and woman are believed to have be known to each other.
