Man arrested as inquiries continue into woman's death at Bellambi

A man has been arrested as inquiries continue into the death of a woman at Bellambi last week.
About 4pm today (Monday 8 October 2018), detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrested a 29-year-old man at Maitland.
He has been taken to Maitland Police Station where he remains in custody.
Officers from Wollongong Police District commenced an investigation, assisted by detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, after the body of 39-year-old Kristie Powell was found at a home on Lorking Street on Friday (5 October 2018).
Kristie’s five-month-old son was found uninjured inside the home.
A man has been charged with murder over the death of a woman at Bellambi last week.
About 4pm yesterday (Monday 8 October 2018), detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrested a 29-year-old man in a building near Maitland Railway Station.
The man was taken to Maitland Police Station where detectives from Wollongong Police District have now charged him with one count of murder.
He has been refused bail to appear in Maitland Local Court today (Tuesday 9 October 2018).
Wollongong detectives, assisted by the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, formed Strike Force Renehan to investigate the death of 39-year-old Kristie Powell, after her body was found at her home on Lorking Street, Bellambi, last Friday (5 October 2018).