<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man has been charged with the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/murder" rel="" target="" title="murder"><span>murder</span></a><span> of his pregnant partner Hayley McClenahan-Ernst in their western </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> home nine years ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Max Spencer, 30, was arrested by strike force detectives at a property in Bucca, north of Coffs Harbour, at 7.30am today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The arrest follows a lengthy </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police investigation"><span>police investigation</span></a><span> and then a coronial inquest into McClenahan-Ernst's suspicious death.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-iran-war-qantas-reduces-domestic-flights-in-response-to-fuel-crisis/a1855169-26ab-4ffb-88e3-6597d11f7af9" target="_blank"><strong><span>Qantas slashes domestic flights as fuel crisis grips airlines</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McClenahan-Ernst was found unresponsive in the couple's Kingswood home just after midnight on Sunday, May 21, 2017 and, despite the efforts of police and paramedics, died at the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Spencer's lawyer told 9News at the time that his client alleged his partner had "fallen over and hit her head".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Last year, the coronial inquest into the young mum's death was suspended as the matter was referred back to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/hayley-mcclenahan-ernst-death-man-charged-with-2017-murder-of-partner-in-sydney/4a9c2352-28ab-4302-bcab-6b2f49bee04f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In October, detectives from the Nepean Police Command reviewed the matter and recommenced investigations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/woman-dies-on-qantas-flight-from-usa-to-new-zealand/e4d890d4-b5e2-47a9-b236-abc9dc9c383e" target="_blank"><strong><span>Woman dies mid-air on Qantas flight to New Zealand</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New witnesses were interviewed and, just last month, detectives made a public appeal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As part of that appeal, McClenahan-Ernst's mother Lisa Ernst made a heartfelt plea for anyone with information to come forward.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Hayley was deeply loved by our family, and we have never stopped missing her smile, her infectious laugh, and the fierce love she had for her children," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My grief over losing my daughter has only deepened with time, especially as I still have no answers about what happened to Hayley."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Spencer has been taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station and will appear in court later today for a bail hearing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NATIONAL:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/coalition-to-to-limit-5-per-cent-deposit-scheme-to-australian-citizens/c62947e6-8817-4533-a862-e4882a18f1c0" target="_blank"><strong><span>Coalition wants to ban foreigners from home deposit scheme</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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