Part of East Street was cordoned off with police tape for two days in October. Photo: Albert McKnight.
Four people have been arrested over an alleged stabbing murder in a South Coast park.
At about 2 am on 6 October, emergency services were called to East Street in Bega, on the NSW Far South Coast.
Officers attached to the South Coast Police District attended and found the body of a 43-year-old man in a park.
The following day, Chief Inspector Shane Jessep confirmed one man had been found dead with stab wounds, but pushed back on reports that a chainsaw was involved.
Another man, said to be 45 years old, was also taken to South East Regional Hospital in a stable condition. He has since been released from hospital.
On Thursday (20 November), just over six weeks since the alleged incident, NSW Police said multiple people had been arrested.
At about 7:30 am today, officers attached to South Coast Police District carried out three simultaneous search warrants at homes in Bega and Bemboka.
Three men, aged 32, 34 and 29, and a 19-year-old woman were arrested and taken to Bega Police Station.
NSW State Emergency Service volunteers previously assisted South Coast Police District officers in searching for a knife.
After a tip-off from the public, NSW Police divers also spent two days (17 and 18 November) searching a private property and the Glebe Wetlands on East Street in Bega.
Items were recovered at the first location and seized for forensic examination.
Police are set to hold a press conference later today.
Investigations under Strike Force Nakstone continue.
More to come.
