A MAN has been extradited from Queensland and charged with murder nearly a week after a woman was found seriously injured at a Coffs Harbour home.

Police were called to a property at Ocean Parade in Coffs Harbour last Wednesday evening after receiving a concern-for-welfare call.

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Officers found a 58-year-old woman with severe facial injuries at the home.

She was taken to Coffs Harbour Base Hospital for treatment, but she died on Monday.

Investigators were told a 30-year-old man had been at the Coffs Harbour property, but he left before police arrived at the scene.

He was arrested on Sunday by Queensland police in Park Ridge, south of Brisbane, on outstanding NSW warrants.

The man appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday and was extradited to NSW, where he was charged with domestic violence-related murder.

He was refused bail and is due to appear at Tweed Heads Local Court on Tuesday.

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By Nyk CARNSEW, AAP