A MAN has been charged with murder after an elderly woman was found dead at a home in Fern Bay.
About 12.30pm on Thursday 18 December 2025, a 61-year-old man attended Newcastle Police Station in relation to an incident at a home in Fern Bay.
Officers attached to Port Stephens Hunter Police District attended a home in Taylor Road and found an 88-year-old woman deceased inside.
Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A short time later, a 61-year-old man attended Newcastle Police Station.
Following inquiries, detectives arrested the man, who is known to the woman.
He has now been charged with murder (DV) by detectives attached to Port Stephens Hunter Police District.
The 61-year-old man was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Friday.
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