An officer from Strike Force Bursteed searches the Nowra bushland where a man’s body was found in December 2024. Photo: NSW Police.
A second man has been charged with a murder that took place around Nowra in 2024.
A NSW Police spokesperson said at 11:20 am today (23 January), a 58-year-old man was arrested at a North Nowra home.
He was taken to Nowra Police Station and charged with murder and common assault.
Earlier the same week a 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder in regards to the same death.
Investigations under Strike Force Bursteed began in December 2024, after the body of an unidentified 60-year-old man was found in the bush at North Nowra.
Police were called to a fire trail on a rural property on McMahons Road, west of Rock Hill Road, near a gas pipeline clearing, following reports a man was found unconscious, about 8:15 pm on Monday 9 December 2024.
NSW Ambulance responded; however, the man, who suffered serious head injuries, died at the scene.
Officers attached to South Coast Police District responded and established a crime scene. The death was declared suspicious.
The 58-year-old man arrested on Friday was refused bail to appear in Bail Division Court 3 on Saturday, 24 January 2026.
