Two teenagers and a man have been charged with fatal stabbings in Nowra
Two teenagers and a man have been accused of murdering a 51-year-old man on the NSW south coast more than a year ago, in whom police say a robbery went wrong.
Michael Kerr was found on January 4, 2022 shortly before 4:20 a.m. with critical stab wounds on a street in Nowra and died shortly afterwards in hospital.
A man has been arrested in Nowra in connection with the stabbing of Michael Kerr last year.Credit:NSW Police
Police believe the trio were trying to steal Kerr’s cell phone and cash when he was stabbed.
Strike Force Lodder investigators arrested two 17-year-old boys at Penrith Police Station on Tuesday.
They face a range of charges including murder, aggravated robbery with assault, aggravated assault and attempted robbery in company.
They were taken into custody and brought before a children’s court on Wednesday. They have been officially denied bail and will next appear on March 23rd.
On Wednesday, homicide detectives – along with officers from Raptor Squad – searched a home in Warilla, south of Wollongong, and arrested a 22-year-old man.
He was taken to the Lake Illawarra Police Station and charged with numerous offenses including murder, aggravated robbery causing wounding/grievous bodily harm and attempted social robbery.
He was denied bail and is scheduled to appear in Wollongong Magistrates Court on Thursday.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/two-teens-and-man-charged-over-fatal-stabbing-of-man-in-nowra-20230126-p5cfmx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national Two teenagers and a man have been charged with fatal stabbings in Nowra
