Murder charge laid after woman's body found at home
A man will face court charged with murder after an alleged domestic violence incident. -AAP Image
A 25-year-old man will face court after a woman's body was found at a home, following a suspected domestic violence-related murder.
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Emergency services were called to Merrigum Street, Windale, southwest of Newcastle, following reports of a concern for welfare shortly after 8pm on Saturday.
Officers attached to the Lake Macquarie Police District arrived to find the body of a woman, believed to be aged in her 40s.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, the woman could not be revived.
She has yet to be formally identified.
Investigations are ongoing and a crime scene has been established.
The man was arrested at the scene and taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with murder (domestic violence).
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