A 65-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a man in the Illawarra region last year.
Police say that at around 9.30pm on Monday, 23 August, 2021, emergency services were called to Thomas Street in Lake Illawarra, following reports the body of a man had been found inside a home.
The man has since been formally identified as 31-year-old, Matthew Davis.
Officers from Lake Illawarra Police District established Strike Force Sienna to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.
Following extensive inquiries, Strike Force investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Belfast Avenue in Warilla yesterday morning.
“Police seized clothing and notepads. These items will undergo forensic examination,” NSW Police said in a statement today.
“A 65-year-old man was arrested and was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station, where he was charged with murder.”
The man appeared in Wollongong Local Court today and was refused bail.
