A man has been arrested after the body of a woman in her 60s was found on the NSW north coast.
The body was found after the man, 66, walked into Ballina Police Station about 12.30am on Wednesday and reported concern for the woman's welfare.
Police attended a home in Holden Lane, Ballina, and found the woman's body in a part of the building not accessible to the public.
She is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged 64, police say.
Superintendent Scott Tanner told reporters the woman suffered "severe head traumas" and was believed to be the man's partner.
The man was arrested at the police station and has been charged with murder, police said on Wednesday.
He has been refused bail to appear at Lismore Local Court on Thursday.
