A MAN has been charged with murder after a body was found inside a house in Scone on Tuesday.
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About 6.30am a 20-year-old man attended Muswellbrook Police Station and provided information to police.
Officers from Hunter Valley Police District attended a house on Parker Street, Scone, where they located the body of a 41-year-old man.
Police established a crime scene and an investigation was initiated by detectives.
The 20-year-old man was arrested, but then taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment for minor lacerations to his fingers.
He was released back into the custody of detectives and was later charged with murder.
Acting Superintendent Joanne Schultz said the exact nature of the death was yet to be determined, but it is believed the 41 year old was attacked with a weapon.
Police said the two men were not related, but were known to each other. They do not believe the incident to be bikie-related.
The 20-year-old man was refused bail to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court on Wednesday.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.