Woman charged with murder after man's body found in surfboard bag

A woman has been charged with murder after a man’s body was found in a surfboard bag at a rural upstate property on Thursday.

Emergency services were called to a property at Darkwood – about 67km west of Coffs Harbour – at 7pm on Thursday following reports a body had been found.

Police have charged a woman with murder after a man's body was found on a rural property. — Police have charged a woman with murder after a man’s body was found on a rural property. Credit: NBN via Nine

Officers attended the scene and found the body of a 62-year-old man in a surfboard bag in the driveway of the property, police said.

A crime scene was established and local officers, with assistance from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, established the Nome Task Force to investigate the death.

Following extensive inquiries, police arrested a 35-year-old woman on Loftus Street, Nambucca Heads, about 2.10pm on Friday.

She was taken to Macksville Police Station where she was charged with murder (domestic violence). Police will tell the court that the woman and man knew each other.

She was refused bail to appear in Port Macquarie Local Court on Saturday.

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