00:00My name's Luke Walsh, Detective Acting Inspector, attached to South Coast Police District as the
00:05current crime manager. So thanks, firstly thanks for coming today. As you're aware police and
00:11emergency services were called to East Street Beaker at about 2am on Monday the 6th of October
00:172025 following reports of concern for welfare. Officers from the South Coast Police District
00:24attended and located a 43 year old man in a park suffering multiple stab wounds. Despite efforts
00:31of New South Wales ambulance and paramedics the man unfortunately died at the scene. A second man
00:39aged 45 was also found with stab wounds and was taken to South East Regional Hospital in a stable
00:45condition. He has since been released and at the time two vehicles were seized for examination.
00:51A crime scene was established and Strike Force Knack Stone was commenced to investigate the incident
00:59with assistance from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad and also utilizing local South Coast
01:05Police District detectives. As part of ongoing inquiries police have executed a number of
01:12search warrants in Beaker where items including weapons and electronic devices have been seized.
01:18Last week and again this week with the assistance of Marine Area Command the State Emergency Services
01:26Police conducted a number of searches of the clean wetlands on East Street in Beaker and also
01:32on a private property. A number of items were recovered and seized for forensic examination.
01:38About 7.45am today and this morning officers executed three simultaneous search warrants at homes in Beaker and Bembaker.
01:48Three men aged 34, 32 and 29 and one female aged 19 were arrested at separate Beaker addresses and taken into custody at Beaker Police Station.
02:02Those four are now assisting police with inquiries. The firearm, ammunition, electronic devices and other items of interest were seized at each of those search warrants.
02:17Police will be alleging that all four were involved in the incident that occurred on East Street on the 6th of October this year.
02:25I would just like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the officer in charge of this investigation and the other detectives that have been working tirelessly on this investigation at times around the clock.
02:39This has been a complex homicide investigation involving multiple crime scenes, forensic and investigative searches and the NSW Police are grateful for the assistance from the local Beaker community.
02:53Today's arrest marked a significant step forward in the investigation but the strike force next time remains active and further arrests have not been ruled out into the future.
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