Mid-North Coast hospital death: Third person charged after man dropped off with fatal wounds

Another person has been charged by police after a man was dropped at Taree Hospital suffering from fatal wounds.

A third person has been charged in relation to the alleged stabbing death of a man dropped at a Taree hospital suffering from multiple fatal wounds to his abdomen.

A man and a woman have already been arrested and charged earlier this month – 31-year-old Matthew Ronald Bennis and 25-year-old Kaia Lynn Ridgeway.

Following further inquiries, Sheree Cross, 50, was arrested at Forster Police Station about 11.40am on Tuesday.

She has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder and accessory after the fact to malicious wounding.

The woman was refused bail to face Taree Local Court on Wednesday and was again refused bail to appear before the same court on July 24.

A block of units at Heath Ave in Tuncurry were cordoned off as police investigated on Monday, April 24.

Police focussed their attention on a block of flat on Heath Ave, Tuncurry, following the incident. Picture: Janine Watson

Taree emergency department entrance on High Street.

Police were called to Manning Base Hospital following reports a man had presented with life-threatening wounds about 7.45am on Sunday, April 23.

The 38-year-old was assessed at the scene, however, he could not be revived.

Police said initial inquiries suggested the Taree man was injured at an address on Heath Ave in Tuncurry, before being driven to hospital by a family member.

Strike Force Iteration was established, including officers attached to Manning Great Lakes Police District and the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad.