Wyong: Woman charged with murder after body of four-year-old boy found at home on NSW Central Coast
Police made the grim discovery after attending a welfare check at a Wyong property, where a young boy was found dead with serious injuries.
A woman has been charged with murder after the body of a young boy was discovered at a home on the NSW Central Coast.
Emergency services were called to a property in Wyong on Saturday afternoon following concerns for welfare, after police had earlier attempted to speak with a woman at Wyong Police Station about 4.40pm.
“Officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrived at the property and located the body of a child,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.
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When officers arrived at the home, they found the body of a child with significant injuries to his arms.
Police arrested the 32-year-old woman, believed to be known to the child, at Wyong Police Station.
She’s now been charged with murder (domestic violence) and refused bail to front bail court on Sunday.
Police have established a crime scene and launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death.
Inquiries are ongoing.
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