Breakthrough in ‘mysterious’ death of a woman found wounded at a waterfront unit as former partner is charged with murder
A man has been charged with murder eight months after a woman died in unexplained circumstances at a waterfront unit in Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales mid-north coast. Megan Tangye, 31, was found with multiple unexplained injuries at the property on Gore Street on 27 December and died in hospital later that day. The case had remained a mystery until police made an arrest this week, following the release of final autopsy findings.
A 47-year-old man, understood to be Ms Tangye's former partner, was arrested on Monday aboard a house boat moored in the Hastings River. Police boarded the vessel and led him away in handcuffs before taking him to Port Macquarie Police Station, where he was charged with domestic violence-related murder and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Detective Inspector Mark Rogers said the arrest followed the recent receipt of final autopsy findings.
- Man, 47, charged with DV murder over Megan Tangye's death in December
- Tangye, 31, died after being found injured at Port Macquarie unit
- Arrest followed final autopsy findings, made on a house boat
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Megan Tangye, 31, died in hospital on 27 December after being found with unexplained injuries at a waterfront unit in Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales mid-north coast. Exactly what happened to her was not immediately clear, and no charges followed at the time, leaving the circumstances of her death unresolved for several months.
Police have now charged a 47-year-old man, said to be Ms Tangye's former partner, with her murder, as well as with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was arrested this week on a house boat moored in the nearby Hastings River. Investigators say the move followed the release of final autopsy findings, which had been awaited since Ms Tangye's death.
The case falls under domestic violence-related murder laws, reflecting the reported relationship between the accused and the victim. As with any criminal charge, the man is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, and the matter will now proceed through the courts.