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Man charged with murder of NSW mum
AAP
A man's been charged with the murder a Wollongong mother whose body was found next to her unharmed five-month-old baby at Bellambi last week.
Officers discovered 39-year-old Kristie Powell in her Bellambi house just after 1am on Friday with her baby boy nearby uninjured.
About 4pm on Monday, NSW police arrested a 29-year-old man in a building near Maitland Railway Station.
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The man was taken to the local 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.
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