BY IAN CROUCH
A man is due to face court charged with murder after an elderly woman was found dead in a Port Stephens home.
Police say around 12.30pm on Thursday December 18, a 61-year-old man attended Newcastle Police Station in relation to an incident at a Fern Bay home.
Officers went to the home on Taylor Road and found the 88-year-old woman deceased.
The man then attended Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with murder (Domestic Violence related).
He's been refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court today (Friday 19 December 2025).
Police say the man and woman are known to each other.
