A man will face court tomorrow charged with murder following an investigation into the death of a woman at Port Macquarie late last year.
About 11.40am on Saturday 27 December 2025, emergency services were called to a unit on Gore Street, Port Macquarie, where a woman was found to be suffering multiple injuries.
The woman was taken to Port Macquarie Hospital where she died a short time later.
She has since been identified as 31-year-old Port Macquarie woman, Megan Tangye.
A crime scene was established at the unit and officers attached to the Mid North Coast Police District commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death, under Strike Force Hazen.
Following extensive inquiries, about 6.30am today (Monday 24 August 2026), strike force detectives – assisted by Marine Area Command and the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad – attended a boat moored in the Hastings River near Westport Park.
Rangers from Port Macquarie Hastings Council also attended and seized a dog aboard the vessel.
A 47-year-old man was arrested on the boat and taken to Port Macquarie Police Station.
He was charged with murder (DV), and assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV).
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 1 tomorrow (Tuesday 25 August 2026).
