Neighbours of the man found dead in a surfboard bag say they are shocked he was allegedly murdered by a woman who rented a room at his home.
Lisa Marie Cummings, 35, had only moved in a month ago to share Mark Myers’ home in Nambucca Head in northern NSW, locals told Daily Mail Australia.
His body was found dumped 70 km away in a surfbag on the driveway of a home in Darkwood, near the Bellinger River National Park, on Thursday evening.
Cummings was arrested for the alleged murder at their shared four-bedroom home on Friday and appeared in Coffs Harbour Local Court on Monday.
Residents on his street described the alleged victim as ‘an excellent neighbour’ and ‘a good friend’, who had lived in the nearby house since he bought it in 2010.
They said what is alleged to have unfolded was ‘unbelievable’.
Lisa Marie Cummings had only moved into the house owned by Mark Myers a month before she is alleged to have murdered him and dumped his body in a surfboard bag 70km away
The four-bedroom home on Loftus Street, Nambucca Heads had been bought by Mr Myers in 2010, and he rented out rooms to help support his lifestyle
Detectives will allege Mr Myers is believed to have died elsewhere before his body was found on the Darkwood driveway.
Police set up a crime scene, however the property was cleared out days later with no officers spotted at the house on Saturday.
Inspector Vince Nicholls said Mr Myers’ family were distressed and had been in contact with officers in the wake of the death.
He urged anyone with information to come forward to police, as well as anyone with dash cam footage from the area around the crime scenes.
Lisa Marie Cummings, 35, was arrested after Mark Myers, 62, was found dead at a Darkwood home near Bellingen, on the NSW north coast, at 7pm on Thursday
Mr Myers is believed to have died somewhere else before his body was found on the driveway