Police charge man after Berwick death

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man today as part of their investigation into an incident earlier this year where a man was fatally stabbed and dropped off at a hospital in Berwick.

A 40-year-old Narre Warren man was arrested by police this morning and subsequently interviewed by police.

He has been charged with murder and will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.

Yesterday a 37-year-old man was interviewed and released without charge.

The arrests follow an incident on the morning of 26 March, 2023 where 45-year-old Port Melbourne man Daniel Cockerill was dropped off at Casey Hospital with a stab wound to his upper body.

He was treated at the scene however passed away a short time later.

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