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Australian woman charged with murder after child's body found in home

Xinhua
| July 5, 2026
2026-07-05

SYDNEY, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Sunday that a woman had been charged with murder after the body of a child was found inside a home.

Police attended the property on the state's Central Coast at 4:40 p.m. local time on Saturday for a welfare check and found the child's body after a 32-year-old woman went to a police station.

Police said that the child had not been formally identified but was believed to be a four-year-old boy.

The 32-year-old woman was arrested at the police station and was charged with murder on Sunday following inquiries. Enditem

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