Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man following ongoing investigations into the murder of Danielle Easey, after her body was discovered in a creek near Newcastle earlier this year.
\nAbout 10.30am on Saturday 31 August 2019, police were called to Cockle Creek, near Wakefield Road, Killingworth, after members of the public saw an item wrapped in plastic floating in the water.
\nThe plastic, containing a woman\u2019s body, was removed from the water by officers.
\nThe woman was formally identified as 29-year-old, Danielle Easey, who lived in Booragul with family, but had more recently been staying at multiple locations around the area.
\nA post mortem examination revealed Danielle had been seriously assaulted and stabbed.
\nDetectives from the State Crime Command\u2019s Homicide Squad and Lake Macquarie Police District established Strike Force Furzer to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death.
\nInquiries have revealed Danielle was murdered at a home at Narara on or around Saturday 17 August 2019, before being transported and dumped at Cockle Creek.
\nAs part of ongoing investigations, strike force detectives charged a 33-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman in September. They remain before the courts.
\nFollowing further inquiries, detectives arrested a 37-year-old man at a home on Mereweather Street, Cardiff, about 7am today (Friday 20 December 2019).
\nHe was taken to Belmont Police Station and charged with conceal serious indictable offence of other.
\nThe man was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Belmont Local Court on Wednesday 8 January 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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