'Extremely confronting': Woman accused of NSW boy's murder

A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a four-year-old boy in a home on the New South Wales Central Coast. Police discovered the child's body after the woman presented herself to a local station, describing the scene as extremely confronting.
<p>New South Wales Police have faced an "extremely confronting" scene when a preschooler was found dead inside a home after a woman presented herself to police.</p> <p>The 32-year-old woman has been charged with murder after the body of a four-year-old boy was found alone inside the Wyong home, on the NSW Central Coast, on Saturday afternoon.</p> <p>The boy had significant arm injuries, but police have yet to confirm whether these were the cause of death.</p> <p>Welfare concerns were first raised after the woman took herself to the local police station and spoke with officers, Superintendent Chad Gillies said.</p> <p>"Through those conversations, police formed genuine concerns and that's what triggered our response," he told reporters on Sunday.</p> <p>"It was an extremely confronting scene."</p> <p>The child was yet to be formally identified, but investigators believe he lived alone at the unit with the woman.</p> <p>She was known to police and detectives were not looking for anyone else in relation to the boy's death, Gillies said.</p> <p>The woman was charged on Sunday with domestic violence-related murder.</p> <p>A number of items of property have been seized for forensic testing, including the car that the woman used to drive to the police station.</p> <p>Officers were still examining the property on Sunday morning.</p> <p>"Whenever a child is a victim of violent crime and whenever a child is (allegedly) murdered, it strikes at the core of community," Gillies said.</p> <p>The woman's lawyer Neusha Ghahreman did not apply for bail on behalf of her client, who did not appear in court during a brief hearing on Sunday.</p> <p>The case was adjourned until September 1.</p>
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