A woman will appear in court charged with murder following the death of a man at Raymond Terrace at the weekend.
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Emergency services were called to the intersection of Watt and Payton streets about 5.45am on Saturday, after the body of a 27-year-old man was found in the middle of the road.
Port Stephens-Hunter Police District officers established a crime scene, which was examined by specialist forensic police, police said.
Following inquiries, officers attached to Manning/Great Lakes and Mid North Coast Police Districts attended a motel in North Haven on Monday, and arrested a 21-year-old woman on an outstanding warrant.
Port Stephens-Hunter Police District officers travelled to Port Macquarie Police Station and charged the woman with murder.
She was refused bail to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court on Tuesday.
The man and woman are believed to have be known to each other.
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