A man has been charged with murder after the body of an elderly man was found inside a car park next to a train station.
NSW Police officers were called to the area after the grim discovery was made in the Station Street car park, next to Wollongong train station, on the NSW south coast, around 7.20am on Sunday.
The dead man is believed to be a 68-year-old local but he is yet to be formally identified.
A man has been charged with murder after police were called to a carpark next to Wollongong train station on Sunday morning, where they found the body of an elderly man (pictured Wollongong Police Station)
A 37-year-old man was arrested at Crown Street in Wollongong yesterday at 10.40am, before he was taken into police custody.
The man who was taken to Wollongong Police station was later charged with murder.
He has been refused bail and will front Wollongong Local Court today.
Earlier, officers alongside homicide squad detectives set up a crime scene in the area and have since established Strike Force Alleppo to investigate the death of the man.
The multi-storey carpark was on Sunday taped off by police at the front entrance, after dozens of cop cars descended on the street as locals watched on in horror.
Dozens of police cars arrived at the Station Street car park next to Wollongong train station (pictured), after police were alerted to the grim discovery
Staff at the train station are understood to have found the body of the man on level one, near the western side of the carpark, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The area is known to be frequented by people who sleep rough.
Forensic experts scoured the scene for evidence as detectives began conducting their inquiries into the alleged incident.
Pastor Josh Hammann said locals were shocked by the scene after a convoy of police cars arrived on the street.
‘We understand something really sad has happened,’ he told the ABC.
‘It’s very much a police matter but our thoughts and prayers are with all those involved.’
Officers are investigating the death of the man and set up a crime scene in the area yesterday, as police continue to investigate the alleged incident
More to come.