Disturbing details emerge as man is charged with murder after running to cops to tell them a woman he knows has severe head injuries
- Man, 66, charged with murder after a woman’s body was found in an alleyway
- The man handed himself into the police and was in a relationship with her
- The 64-year-old woman who died after sustaining ‘significant head trauma’
A man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman was found in an alleyway.
At about 12.30am on Wednesday, a man entered the Ballina Police Station in NSW and reported a welfare concern for a woman known to him.
About 10 minutes later police attended the scene at Holden Lane in Ballina with the man, where they found the woman’s body.
The man, 66, who had reported the case to police, was then arrested at the station.
He has been charged with one count of murder and one count of contravening a prohibition/restriction in an AVO (domestic).
A 66-year-old man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman was found in an alleyway at Holden Lane in Ballina, NSW
The man, 66, who had reported the case to police, was then arrested at the station. The 64-year-old woman who died after sustaining ‘significant head trauma’. (Pictured: The woman’s body was removed from the scene. Photo: Sarah Buckley)
He was refused police bail to appear in court on Thursday.
The 64-year-old woman is believed to have been in a ‘domestic relationship’ with the man, police said.
On Wednesday afternoon, Richmond Police District Commander, Superintendent Scott Turner confirmed the man had been charged with murder.
‘That person came to the police station, reporting some concerns for (the woman), so that will form part of the brief that will go to court.’
He said the woman suffered ‘significant head trauma,’ but police did not believe there were any weapons involved.
‘Police are still searching the location but we believe there were no weapons involved. The body was located adjacent to the building in a area that was not accessible to the public.’
The man, 66, who had reported the case to police, was then arrested at the station. He has been charged with one count of murder and one count of contravening a prohibition/restriction in an AVO (domestic)
Local detectives, assisted by the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, have commenced an investigation into the woman’s death under Strike Force Blaikie.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The public is reminded not to report information to NSW Police social media pages.
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