DETECTIVES have laid additional charges as part of the investigation into the murder of a woman whose body was found in the blow hole at Munmorah State Conservation Area in April.
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About 10.30am on Sunday, April 24, emergency services were called to Snapper Point following the discovery of a woman’s body in water inside the blow hole.
Strike Force Elise was established by investigators from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad and Tuggerah Lakes Local Area Command to investigate the circumstances surrounding the woman’s alleged murder.
The woman was formally identified as Mengmei Leng, a 25-year-old student from China.
On Friday, April 29, a 27-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder.
Following further inquiries, detectives laid an additional 27 charges when the man appeared at Burwood Local Court today.
He was charged with detain for advantage, five counts of commit act of indecency, 17 counts of film person’s private parts without consent, two counts of film person in private act without consent, and two counts of install device to film.
The man remains in custody.
