A man has been charged with murder following the death of a teenage boy in Lake Macquarie earlier today.
Police were called to a unit on Charlestown Road at Charlestown just after midnight, in the early hours of Tuesday, following reports a teenage boy was found unresponsive.
Upon arrival, police found the body of a 16-year-old boy inside the unit.
Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the teenager's death.
Following inquiries, a 24-year-old man was arrested in a carpark on Weakleys Drive, Thornton, about 2.10am.
The man was taken to Maitland Police Station, before being transferred to the Mater Hospital.
He was subsequently released and taken to Belmont Police Station, where he was charged with murder.
The man was refused bail to appear at Belmont Local Court on Wednesday.
Police have said the pair were known to each other. Investigations are ongoing.
