{"id":1980,"date":"2025-05-15T06:50:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:54:09","slug":"fourth-man-charged-over-alleged-2022-murder-of-young-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/fourth-man-charged-over-alleged-2022-murder-of-young-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth man charged over alleged 2022 murder of young dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fourth man has been charged with murder over the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/new-south-wales-crime-man-arrested-over-alleged-2022-murder-zachery-davies-scott-home-invasion\/43cde55c-b287-4579-b653-8df3e5c45067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Zachery Davies-Scott\">Zachery Davies-Scott<\/a>, a young father from the NSW Hunter region.<\/p>\n<p>Police have been investigating an alleged home invasion and fatal shooting since December 27, 2022, in which 25-year-old Davies-Scott was killed.<\/p>\n<p>Police allege a group of people forced their way into a home in Heddon Greta, about 20 kilometres from Cessnock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/city-of-sydney-council-blocks-new-maccas-in-redfern\/6dca88c7-da33-467a-81f0-5ba622c3f09a\"><strong>Why council blocked new Macca&#x27;s in Sydney<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"39afef9c-6bf7-48fc-917b-d1d896e4a1cd\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A fourth man has been charged with murder over the death of Zachery Davies-Scott, a young father from the NSW hunter region.\n\" data-width=\"821\" data-height=\"615\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/39afef9c-6bf7-48fc-917b-d1d896e4a1cd\"><\/p>\n<p>Davies-Scott was fatally shot in what police allege was a robbery gone wrong.<\/p>\n<p>A 52-year-old woman was also at the home and suffered minor injuries after trying to fight off the alleged attackers. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Three men have previously been charged with murder and remain before the courts.<\/p>\n<p>Another woman has been convicted of hindering the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Today, detectives executed a search warrant at Lambton in Newcastle, where a 45-year-old man was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>A replica pistol, knuckle dusters, prohibited drugs, and a stolen vehicle were all seized in the raid.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"f5942dd6-d378-4648-8fe5-67c17e92eee3\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A fourth man has been charged with murder over the death of Zachery Davies-Scott, a young father from the NSW hunter region.\n\" data-width=\"4253\" data-height=\"2835\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f5942dd6-d378-4648-8fe5-67c17e92eee3\"><\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old was taken to Waratah Police Station, where he was charged with murder and several firearms offences.<\/p>\n<p>He was refused bail and was expected to appear in Newcastle Local Court today.<\/p>\n<p>Police will allege he was part of a joint criminal enterprise responsible for the 2022 murder.<\/p>\n<p>This man, police will allege, assisted the group before and after Davies-Scott&#x27;s death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/how-to-follow-9news-digital\/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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