Major update in search for missing TV presenter Jesse Baird and friend Luke Davies as man, 29, hands himself in
A MAN has been taken into custody after a TV presenter and his friend disappeared under suspicious circumstances in Sydney.
Detectives have ‘serious concerns’ about missing men Jesse Baird26, and Luke Davies, 29, whose Items were found in a dumpster on Wednesday.
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On Friday morning, Nieuw Zuid Wales (NSW) Police confirmed a man had handed himself in at a local police station.
Police said in a statement: “As part of the investigation into the disappearance of two men in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, a 29-year-old man presented himself at Bondi Police Station shortly after 10.30am today (Friday 23 February 2024).
“The man will be taken to Waverley Police Station where inquiries will continue.”
A spokeswoman confirmed to The Sun that a 29-year-old man had been arrested.
It comes after officers searched a home in Sydney’s Balmain area on Thursday evening and seized a number of items.
NSW Police said at 4.14am local time on Friday: “No further information is available at this time regarding items taken from the property.”
The The last time Baird and Davies were seen was Monday in Paddington, police said.
Police feared ‘some sort of incident’ had taken place after finding blood-covered clothing belonging to Davies and Baird in a bin on Wednesday morning.
It was unclear whose blood it belonged to, but police said the amount indicated at least one of the men had suffered a “significant injury.”
Neighbors reportedly heard an argument coming from Baird’s home on Monday, but did not report it until police arrived on Wednesday.