Pair remain in custody over Easey killing

A man and woman will remain behind bars after they were charged over the death of Danielle Easey, whose body was found wrapped in plastic in a creek near Newcastle.

Justin Kent Dilosa was on Thursday charged with murder and Carol Marie McHenry with being an accessory and dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception.

Police allege McHenry, 32, helped Dilosa, 33, by impersonating Ms Easey on social media after her death to get access to money.

They had their cases mentioned in separate courts on Friday.

Dilosa did not apply for bail in Belmont Local Court. McHenry did but it was refused during an appearance at Toronto Local Court.

The body of 29-year-old mother of two Ms Easey was found in Cockle Creek at Killingworth on August 31.

Police say an autopsy revealed she had been seriously assaulted and stabbed.

She was allegedly murdered at a home in the Central Coast suburb of Narara on or about August 17, then dumped in the waterway.

Ms Easey, who was known to police, lived at Booragul in Lake Macquarie but was more recently couch surfing at homes in the area.

Detective Acting Superintendent Jason Dickinson told reporters on Thursday police were not looking to make more arrests at this stage.

He said they believed the two accused and Ms Easey had been associates for "a number of years" but declined to elaborate.

McHenry is next due to face Newcastle Local Court in October and Dilosa is scheduled to face Gosford Local Court in November.