Teenage boy is found dead inside an apartment

Teenage boy is found dead inside an apartment – as police arrest a 24-year-old man in a restaurant car park

A teenage was found dead inside an apartment before police arrested a 24-year-old man in a car park.  

Paramedics were called to a unit in Charlestown, at Lake Macquarie in the NSW Hunter region, at about 12.30am on Tuesday morning. 

The 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Police established a crime scene at the apartment and arrested a 24-year-old man in a restaurant carpark in nearby Thornton a short time later (stock image)

Police established a crime scene at the apartment and arrested a man in a restaurant carpark in nearby Thornton a short time later.    

He was transferred to Mater Hospital after being taken to Maitland Police Station. 

The man was discharged and is now at Waratah Police Station where he is assisting police with their inquiries. 

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