Wyong: Woman charged with murder after body of four-year-old boy found at home on NSW Central Coast
Police have described a ‘confronting scene’ after the body of a young boy was found at a Wyong home, as a murder investigation continues on the NSW Central Coast.
A woman has been charged with murder after the body of a young boy was discovered at a home on the NSW Central Coast.
Police had earlier attempted to speak with a woman who attended Wyong Police Station about 4.40pm on Saturday before later going to a nearby residence.
Authorities say emergency services were met with a “pretty confronting scene” when they arrived at the Wyong property, where the body of a child, believed to be a four-year-old boy, was located.
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He said police had made contact with the child’s next of kin.
“We have had contact with the senior next of kin. I don’t want to speculate further on that,” he said.
“Obviously, now is a really tough time for family and the local community of Wyong, but that’s why it’s absolutely imperative that our police pull together and make sure that we do the absolute best job we can in really difficult circumstances.”
Police said the child had significant injuries to his arms.
The 32-year-old woman, who is known to the child, was arrested at Wyong Police Station and has been charged with murder (domestic violence). She has been refused bail and is due to appear before court on Sunday.
Superintendent Gillies said investigators would now conduct a range of inquiries to piece together a timeline of events.
“As part of any investigation of this nature, we’ll be conducting canvasses for witnesses. We’ll also be conducting electronic canvasses in and around that area, and anywhere else that the investigators may believe could add further evidence to timelines to assist in putting this, the chain of events together that at this stage is yet to be determined,” Supt Gillies said.
He also confirmed the woman is “known to police” and that the vehicle she arrived at Wyong Police Station in has been seized for forensic testing.
“There’s not an ongoing threat to the community, but we are still in the infancy stages of this investigation,” he said.
Police believe the woman and child were living together at the residence, and that no one else was residing there.
A crime scene has been established and investigations are ongoing.
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