41-year-old arrested in connection with fatal stabbing of Brandon Yates in Wollongong
Police have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the August 2025 stabbing death of Brandon Yates, 28, in Wollongong. Yates was found with stab wounds at a Crown Street apartment and died in hospital six days later; the arrest came 10 months after the incident following extensive investigation by Strike Force Alcalde. The arrest provides a potential breakthrough in a case that had prompted an emotional public appeal from the victim's family for information.
A 41-year-old man was arrested on June 10, 2026, in connection with the fatal stabbing of Brandon Yates, 28, in Wollongong. Yates was discovered with stab wounds to his chest in the early hours of August 17, 2025, at a unit on Crown Street and died in hospital the following Saturday. The arrest followed a 10-month investigation by Strike Force Alcalde, which included the release of CCTV footage in November 2025 showing a person wanted in connection with the stabbing. Police noted that Yates did not live at the unit block but frequently visited residents there; he had a cognitive impairment and was known to police for minor offences. No weapon was recovered from the scene. The victim's family, including his sister and grandmother, had previously made a public appeal for information to help solve the case.
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41yo arrested over fatal stabbing of man in Wollongong
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