Woman charged with murder after 'loving' man found in surfboard bag
A man who was found inside a surfboard bag on the driveway of a home on the north coast of New South Wales has been remembered as a loving friend.
Mark Myers, 62, was found after emergency services were called to a property in Darkwood, about 67 kilometres south-west of Coffs Harbour, at about 7pm on Thursday.
Police have charged 35-year-old Lisa Cummings with murder, as they investigate the relationship between the two.
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Mark Myers has been remembered as a man with a big heart. Supplied
Myers' friend Jessica Greene remembered Myers as a man with a big heart.
"I've come over last night to find out answers and nobody could tell us anything," she said.
Greene said Myers took her in off the street as an 18-year-old and helped her get a job.
"He's always loving, like if anyone was struggling, he'd say 'I'm more than happy to help you out'," she said.
Local police and the NSW homicide squad have established a crime scene at Myers' Nambucca Heads home.
A woman has been charged with a man's murder after his body was found inside a surfboard bag on the driveway of a rural home. Nine
"We're conducting a number of crime scene examinations to find any evidence that might be at that property," NSW Police Inspector Vince Nicholls said.
"At this stage, I can confirm it was a domestic relationship but I can't go into the circumstances of that relationship."
Police are now investigating if Myers had taken Cummings in for refuge.
9News understands Cummings had been living with him for a month.
"He's got a big heart that's why he took her in," Greene told 9News.
Cummings was refused bail this morning and will reappear in court on Monday.
Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
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