Fourth Person Charged Over Violent Hawks Nest Home Invasion

BY ISABEL EVERETT

A fourth person has now been charged over an alleged home invasion at Hawks Nest in June.

At about 10.30pm on June 30, a 78-year-old man opened the door of his home on Booner Street to three men, before he was allegedly assaulted and stabbed in the abdomen.

The group then made their way upstairs and allegedly assaulted a 53-year-old man before stabbing him in the back and neck multiple times.

A 30-year-old man was arrested at The Entrance Police Station on Monday 24 August.

He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with two counts of special aggravated enter dwelling with intent to wound.

He was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court today on Tuesday.

Two men – aged 22 and 46 – and a 30-year-old woman have also been charged in relation to the incident; they remain before the courts.

Three arrested after man dies in John Hunter Hospital

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Three men have been arrested following the death of a Central Coast man at the John Hunter Hospital last month.

The 21-year-old man was found unconscious on the roadway of Lake Haven Drive near Lyle Street last month with serious head injuries.


He was treated at the scene before being taken to John Hunter Hospital. After discovering the extent of his injuries, the man's family made the tragic decision to switch off his life support and he died.

An investigation into his death commenced which led to detectives to the arrest of a 37-year-old man in Kanwal yesterday morning. He was taken to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with allegedly concealing serious indictable offence of another person.

The two other men aged 28 and 34, were also arrested yesterday and were allegedly charged with his murder and refused bail.

All three will face court today.

UPDATE: Man charged with murder of Carly McBride

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Hunter Valley detectives have formally charged a 39-year-old Central Coast man with the murder of Lake Macquarie woman Carly McBride.

Investigators from Strike Force Karabi arrested the man at San Remo just after 8am today, who they will allege is Ms McBride's former partner.

Police allege there was a relationship between the man in custody and Ms McBride and jealousy could have been a factor in her death.

The remains of the 31-year-old Belmont mother of two were discovered in August last year in roadside scrub near Scone after extensive investigations in bushland and properties.

Superintendent Steve Clarke says the man in custody is still helping detectives with inquiries and meanwhile, the possible cause of Ms McBride's death has been revealed.

"A post mortem has revealed that she died from blunt force trauma and we will allege she was assaulted to a point where she died. Certainly of significance to investigators, the man in custody here has indicated to us that his former profession was as a boxer and Muay Thai champion. He claims to have a record of 20 wins and no losses. That is significant in this particular investigation."

Police also say they will be conducting another arrest later this week on a man in Lithgow who they say was known to both the man in custody and Ms McBride.

The accused man was refused bail to appear before Wyong Local Court this afternoon.

He's also been charged with unrelated charges pertaining to the destruction by fire of a rental car and weapons offences.

EARLIER:

In what has been a nearly three-year long investigation, police have made a breakthrough arrest this morning in relation to the murder of Lake Macquarie woman Carly McBride.

The 31-year old from Belmont disappeared in September 2014 during a visit to Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley.

Strike Force Karabi was formed to investigate her disappearance leading to the search of bushland and properties in the Muswellbrook area, and in August last year, the remains of Ms McBride were found in roadside scrub at Owens Gap on the outskirts of Scone.

After extensive investigations, strike force investigators arrested a 39-year-old man just after 8.00am today at San Remo on the Central Coast.

He's assisting detectives with their inquiries at Wyong Police Station.

Detectives have also executed a search warrant at the 39-year-old man's home nearby at Buff Point.

Carly McBride