Three men and a woman have been arrested over the stabbing death of a man at a park on the NSW South Coast last month.
Police were called to East Street in Bega at about 2am on October 6, where Gordon Kessey, 43 was found suffering from stab wounds in a nearby park. He was unable to be revived.
A second man, aged 45, was also found with stab wounds. He was taken to South East Regional Hospital in a stable condition and later released.
As part of the investigation, officers searched a unit in Bega on October 30, seizing a knife and electronic devices. No one was home during the raid.
A public tip-off later prompted detectives and divers to search a nearby property and the Glebe Wetlands on East Street, where further items were recovered. Police also seized two vehicles for forensic examination.
Following extensive inquiries, police arrested three men aged 32, 34 and 29, and a 19-year-old woman at homes in Bega and Bemboka on Thursday morning.
They were still being interviewed by police on Thursday afternoon. No charges have led been laid.
Police warned that more arrests could follow.
Gordon Kessey was killed in Bega in October after being stabbed
‘This has been a complex homicide investigation. Further arrests have not been ruled out in the future,’ Detective Acting Inspector Luke Walsh told reporters.
One of the men arrested is led into the back of a police van on Thursday morning
Three men were arrested after a public tip off helped police recover items
A 19-year-old woman was among those arrested
‘Police will be alleging that all four were involved in the incident.’
Acting Inspector Walsh said that the murder weapon had not been found, but assured the community they should not fear for their safety, despite the possibility of more arrests.
‘It’s a good result for the local Bega community,’ he said.
Investigations under Strike Force Nakstone continues.
Shortly after Mr Kessey’s death, his partner, Amanda Manton, shared a tribute on social media.
‘I loved you with all my heart,’ she wrote. ‘Eleven years of us together.’
Ms Manton added her partner had struggled with drug addiction and had served time behind bars, but ‘changed his life for the better’ after meeting her.
