A MAN and a woman have been arrested in connection to the murder of Lake Macquarie mother Danielle Easey, whose body was found wrapped in plastic in Cockle Creek last month.
Homicide squad detectives arrested the pair at separate locations on Thursday, and also seized a van, NSW Police said.
At 10.30am on Saturday, August 31, police were called to Cockle Creek, near Wakefield Road, Killingworth, after members of the public saw an item wrapped in plastic floating in the water. It was later identified as the body of Ms Easey.
The 29-year-old lived in Booragul with family, but had more recently been staying at multiple locations around the area.
A post mortem examination revealed she had been seriously assaulted and stabbed, police said.
Detectives from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad and Lake Macquarie Police District established Strike Force Furzer to investigate.
Following extensive inquiries, strike force detectives arrested a 33-year-old man at an industrial premise at Cardiff just before 10am on Thursday.
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He has been taken to Belmont Police Station.
About an hour later, a 32-year-old woman was arrested at a home at Holmesville and taken to Toronto Police Station.
Detectives executed two crime scene warrants at the Cardiff industrial premise and a home at Narara, and a search warrant at the Holmesville home.
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At this stage, investigators have seized a Mitsubishi Delica at Cardiff.
Investigations under Strike Force Furzer are continuing.
Anyone with information about that may assist Strike Force Furzer investigations is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.
