Updated July 5, 2026 — 3:05pm,first published July 5, 2026 — 6:27amA woman has been charged with murder after the body of her young son was found on the Central Coast in what police described as an extremely confronting scene.The 32-year-old woman arrived at Wyong police station of her own accord on Saturday at 4.40pm. Officers quickly formed grave concerns about the safety of a child.Following the woman’s arrival at the station, police conducted a welfare check at a unit on Byron Street in Wyong. They found the body of a boy, believed to be four years old, with significant arm injuries.“I’m prepared to say publicly at the moment, it was an extremely confronting scene,” Superintendent Chad Gillies from Tuggerah Lakes police said at a press conference on Sunday morning.The woman was the child’s mother. She was arrested at the police station and charged on Sunday morning with murder (domestic violence).The woman is known to the police, Gillies said.Police have established a crime scene and Tuggerah Lakes detectives are investigating the incident alongside the homicide squad.Investigators have seized the woman’s vehicle for forensic analysis and removed a number of items from the crime scene for analysis.“Whenever a child is a victim of violent crime, and whenever a child is murdered, it strikes at the core of community,” Gillies said.“That’s why it’s absolutely important to work through this methodically. We try to understand what’s happened, why it’s happened, and from my perspective, we owe that to that little boy to make sure that we get the exact circumstances and present them to the court in due course.”The woman faced the bail division court on Sunday, where she did not apply for bail, and it was formally refused. She will next face court in September. Be the first to know when major news happens. Sign up for breaking news alerts on email or turn on notifications in the app.From our partners