A third man has been charged and is facing court today, as part of an ongoing investigation into the death of another man in Hamilton South last year.
A 32-year-old man was arrested at a unit at Hamilton South about 4.20pm yesterday, Wednesday the 20th May.
He was arrested in relation to an incident which occurred on Friday the 8th of March 2019.
Following reports of men fighting in the street on Donald Street, Hamilton, in 2019 officers were called to a unit on Coady street, in Hamilton South, where where they found the body of a 51-year-old man, and a 23-year-old man unconscious, suffering head injuries.
So far during the investigation, two men – aged 25 and 26 – have been charged and remain before the courts.
The 32-year-old man was taken to Newcastle Police Station and charged with take/detain in company with intent to get advantage occasion actual bodily harm.
He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court,with inquires continuing.
