Woman, 21, is charged with murder after her friend's body is found in the middle of the street with a stab wound

  • Jason Adams was stabbed to death in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales
  • A 21-year-old woman has been charged with his murder after two-day search
  • The woman was known to Mr Adams but they were not in a romantic relationship 

A young woman has been charged with murder after a man's body was found in the middle of the street with stab wounds.

Jason Adams, 27, was stabbed to death in Raymond Terrace, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales.

His body was found in the street on Saturday morning with a single stab wound, sparking a two-day search for a woman known to him.

Police arrested a 21-year-old woman at a North Haven motel, around 200km north of Raymond Terrace, at 12.30am on Monday.

Jason Adams, 27, was stabbed to death in Raymond Terrace, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales

Jason Adams, 27, was stabbed to death in Raymond Terrace, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales

She was initially arrested on an outstanding warrant but then taken to Port Macquarie where she was interviewed by police.

Detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District have travelled to Port Macquarie Police Station and charged the woman with murder.

She has been refused bail to appear before Port Macquarie Local Court on Tuesday.

Mr Adams' body was found in the street on Saturday morning sparking a two day search for a woman known to him

Mr Adams' body was found in the street on Saturday morning sparking a two day search for a woman known to him

The woman and Mr Adams were known to each other but were now in a romantic relationship. 

According to the Daily Telegraph, further arrests are expected. 

 

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Woman, 21, is charged with murder over death of neighbour

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