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.
About 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.
The plastic, containing a woman's body, was removed from the water by officers.
The 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.
A post mortem examination revealed Danielle had been seriously assaulted and stabbed.
Detectives from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad and Lake Macquarie Police District established Strike Force Furzer to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death.
Inquiries 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.
As 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.
Following further inquiries, detectives arrested a 37-year-old man at a home on Mereweather Street, Cardiff, about 7am today (Friday 20 December 2019).
He was taken to Belmont Police Station and charged with conceal serious indictable offence of other.
The man was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Belmont Local Court on Wednesday 8 January 2019.
Anyone with information about that may assist Strike Force Furzer investigations is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
