Second man charged over death of young NSW father
A second man has been charged over the shooting death of a young New South Wales father during a home invasion in the Hunter region last year.
At about 10.50pm on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, emergency services were called to Traders Way at Heddon Greta – about 20km east of Cessnock – following reports a man had been shot.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man; however, he died at the scene.
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A second man has been charged over the death of Zachery Davies-Scott in the NSW Hunter region last December. NSW Police
He was later identified as 25-year-old Zachery "Zac" Davies-Scott, known to many in the area as "Donnie".
Police were told a group of people allegedly forced entry to the Heddon Greta home before Davies-Scott was fatally shot in what is believed to be a home invasion gone wrong.
A 52-year-old woman also sustained minor injuries attempting to fight off the alleged attackers.
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Zachery 'Zac' Davies-Scott died at the scene. NSW Police
Other family members home at the time – including two children, aged two and four, and Davies-Scott's pregnant partner – witnessed the incident, but were uninjured.
The group allegedly left the scene in a white SUV that was seen travelling on Main Road, Heddon Greta, shortly after the incident.
In February 2023, strike force detectives seized a white 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander from a street in Boolaroo near Newcastle.
One man was arrested and charged earlier this week and remains before the courts.
Following further inquiries, at about 6am yesterday, police carried out a search warrant in Cessnock where they arrested a 24-year-old man.
He was charged with murder and refused bail to appear in court today.
Investigations under Strike Force Roslyn are continuing.
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