{"id":496050,"date":"2026-01-06T08:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496050\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T08:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:12:14","slug":"homicide-squad-investigates-death-of-port-macquarie-woman-megan-tangye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496050\/","title":{"rendered":"Homicide Squad investigates death of Port Macquarie woman Megan Tangye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Homicide Squad detectives have been called in to investigate the death of a woman who died in suspicious circumstances on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Megan Tangye, 31, was taken to hospital from a home on Gore Street in Port Macquarie about 11:40 pm on December 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">She died hours later from multiple injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"port macquarie crime scene (1)\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13021b383dd53b687771d4ba784333c0.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Police are treating the 31-year-old woman&#8217;s death as suspicious. (ABC News: Marina Trajkovich)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Mid North Coast Police District Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Mark Rogers, said due to the nature of those injuries, her death was being treated as suspicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">He said Strike Force Hazen had been established to lead the investigation, with assistance from the State Crime Command Homicide Squad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;The injuries form part of our suspicions around her death,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>  Detective Inspector Rogers said.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Forensics crews enter a property in Port Macquarie.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/493d30620dfbf3a4d50341afff54f3c6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Megan Tangye died around 4pm on Saturday, December 27. (ABC News: Marina Trajkovich)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">He said officers were speaking with several people as the investigation continued, but no charges have been laid at this stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;There&#8217;s a number of inquiries we&#8217;ll keep an open mind about \u2026 if anyone&#8217;s heard anything or has any information regarding Megan, we would urge them to come forward,&#8221; Detective Inspector Rogers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Megan&#8217;s sister-in-law, Erin Russell, said the 31-year-old was a &#8220;beautiful, nurturing soul&#8221; whose death had devastated the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;Megan was always so kind and caring,&#8221; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;She would always be the first person to check in on others.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Ms Russell said the family is committed to seeing Megan&#8217;s suspected killer brought to justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;This has hit very close to home; we&#8217;re not coping so well right now,&#8221; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;But we&#8217;re not going to let this defeat us.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Forensic investigators were on scene at the Gore Street property.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ad0b235256613d437d15ce9a031ae976.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Forensic investigators were on scene at the Gore Street property. (ABC News: Marina Trajkovich)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Detective Inspector Rogers said police were now providing support to the woman&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a very difficult time for Megan&#8217;s family \u2026 it&#8217;ll be a priority to find the answers they need,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Homicide Squad detectives have been called in to investigate the death of a woman who died in suspicious&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":496051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4740,50,223147,223149,223148],"class_list":{"0":"post-496050","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-port-macquarie-murder","11":"tag-port-macquarie-murder-investigation","12":"tag-woman-dies-port-macquarie"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115847151499025517","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}