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A 27-year-old man charged with murder after naked body, with stab wounds, found in a blowhole on the NSW Central Coast.

Mengmei Leng, also known as Michelle, was found floating at Snapper Point, near Lake Munmorah, on Sunday, 7 NEWS reports.

Her uncle, Derek Barrett, was arrested on Friday afternoon and later charged with murder overnight.

She was last seen catching a train from St James Railway Station, arriving at Campsie Railway Station about 4.30pm.

It’s believed her last contact with friends was online late on Thursday.

Police said friends and family felt her disappearance was ‘very unusual’ however she was not formally reported missing until Monday.

Police believed she had suffered ‘a violent assault prior to her death’.

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- - mom111362 said
  - 13 Jun 2016
    11:32 pm
what the f is wrong with some people 🙁

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- - damish70 said
  - 01 May 2016
    11:17 pm
What a brutal way to die-RIP Michelle

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- - mom112217 said
  - 01 May 2016
    3:56 pm
Very sad news for a beautiful girl to lose her life at a young age.

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- - meedee said
  - 01 May 2016
    2:40 pm
What a beautiful looking girl.
I feel for the family having to deal with her loss and the horror of what another family member has done.

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- - mom165081 said
  - 01 May 2016
    2:34 pm
Such a terrible crime – so often there is a close relationship with the victim.

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- - mom113991 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    11:42 pm
its the ones you least expect. this is so horrible…rip!

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- - curlytops said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    11:00 pm
so sad and so young.

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- - Lori-Anne said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    9:36 pm
Lots of death tragedies in the news lately. The family must be distraught. I hope that justice prevails.
- mom93821 replied
  
  01 May 2016 , 8:50 am
  I hope justice is quick and harsh as this is appalling. Crimes against women need to be punished with severity.
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- - BellaB said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    9:13 pm
So many violent crimes against women…

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- - Threelos said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    8:27 pm
How horrible. And when is this country going to stop tolerating men killing women?

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- - pakeko said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    8:06 pm
How sad for the family involed I hope they get justice for what has been done

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- - mom160421 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    7:30 pm
How sick and twisted some humans are. So sorry for this young woman. RIP.

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- - mum4107 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    7:25 pm
Oh no. So sad. RIP

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- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    6:48 pm
rip. Such a sad story

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- - mom153507 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    6:31 pm
How terrible!
Losing a person in such terrible circumstances is always horrific, but to lose them at the hands of another relative is beyond words!
Rest In Peace Michelle.
Absolutely devastating!

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- - mom90758 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    6:11 pm
The uncle? 🙁 How could he destroy the life of such a lovely girl? 🙁

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- - Nas01 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    5:37 pm
What a tragic story. RIP!

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- - june11 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    4:49 pm
You should be able to trust your own family. That seems to be not the case in a lot of incidents in the last few months, probably longer.

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- - mom93821 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    4:40 pm
This story is absolutely heartbreaking and disturbing. Family should protect each other, this is an unspeakable tragedy for this family.

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- - taynik46 said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    3:57 pm
seriously what is wrong in the world – why all this death and destruction – maybe everyone needs to take a step back and start thinking before doing!

This is just horrible to think that she died by the hands of someone she knew, who was family and who she should have been able to trust – so sad and disappointing

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