Police Appeal for Information After Suspicious Death in Bateau Bay

Detectives are appealing for public assistance as investigations continue into the suspicious death of a woman following a unit fire in Bateau Bay last month.

Emergency services were called to a unit block on Melissa Close about 9.30pm on Sunday, 24 August, where they discovered the body of a 77-year-old woman inside the loungeroom of the home.

Strike Force Areegra – made up of Tuggerah Lakes detectives with support from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad – was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death, which is being treated as suspicious.

Police allege the woman had died before the fire broke out.

The following day, a 26-year-old man was charged with property-related offences and remains before the courts.

As inquiries continue, detectives are urging anyone with information, dashcam footage, or CCTV from the area to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.