Man charged with murder after Diane Elaine Harkess found dead in Bateau Bay unit fire on Central Coast

A man has been charged with allegedly murdering a grandmother before her unit went up in flames on the Central Coast.

Diane Elaine Harkess, 77, was found dead in the loungeroom of her single-level unit on Melissa Cl at Bateau Bay about 9.30pm on August 24 after a fire broke out.

Police allege she…