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Danielle Easey murder: Narara house searched, two people arrested

A Narara home is one of two locations searched by police after arrests were made in connection to the brutal murder Danielle Easey who was found wrapped in plastic in Cockle Creek.

Police set up crime scene at Reeves Street Narara

A home in Reeves Street Narara has been searched by Strike Force Furzer police following the arrest of two people in connection to the brutal murder of young mother Danielle Easey.

A man and woman were arrested during raids on properties at Cardiff and Holmesville.

The man, 33, has been taken to Belmont police station while the woman, 32, will be questioned at Toronto police station.

A man and a woman were arrested in relation to the murder of Danielle Easey. Picture: NSW Police
A man and a woman were arrested in relation to the murder of Danielle Easey. Picture: NSW Police

Police later executed two crime scene warrants at the Cardiff industrial premise and at the Narara home.

The police tactical team stormed the house in the last hour, and forensics police started work in the last 20 minutes.

A crime scene set up at a house in Narrara. Police have arrested two people in relation to the murder of Danielle Easey. Picture: Fiona Killman.
A crime scene set up at a house in Narrara. Police have arrested two people in relation to the murder of Danielle Easey. Picture: Fiona Killman.

Neighbours said they did not know the occupants of the house, but described them as “messy”.

The body of Ms Easey, 29, was found tightly wrapped in plastic and dumped in Cockle Creek at Killingworth, near Lake Macquarie, on August 31.

A man and a woman were arrested in relation to the murder of Danielle Easey. Picture: NSW Police
A man and a woman were arrested in relation to the murder of Danielle Easey. Picture: NSW Police

Police have suspected her body had been dumped in the week leading up to the discovery.

The arrests come five days after about 250 mourners remembered Ms Easey at a funeral service at Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, at Ryhope, last Saturday.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/danielle-easey-murder-narara-house-searched-two-people-arrested/news-story/b08852eb964cf87be78297226beb93f9