A man has been charged with murder after a woman’s body was found dumped in bushland.

The body of Western Sydney mother Leanne Akrap, 47, was discovered by a passerby at an “isolated” reserve off Irwin St in Werrington, in Sydney’s west, just after 1pm on Sunday.

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On Monday night a man was arrested 20 minutes north of where Akrap was found at a home on Powell St in Hobartville.

The 47-year-old man was taken to Windsor Police Station where he has since been charged with murder.

He was refused bail to appear before Penrith Local Court on Tuesday.

Police say the pair were known to each other but were not in a relationship.

On Sunday, Detective Superintendent Trent King said it appeared the woman had been at the reserve for a “period of time”.

Akrap’s exact cause of death is unknown.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.