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| Body found at NSW site where fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco arrested | Body found at NSW site where fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco arrested |
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| Related: Hunt for fugitive father and son Gino and Mark Stocco shifts to NSW | Related: Hunt for fugitive father and son Gino and Mark Stocco shifts to NSW |
| A body has been found on a property where police earlier arrested Gino and Mark Stocco, the father and son wanted in three states who have eluded capture for more than a week. | A body has been found on a property where police earlier arrested Gino and Mark Stocco, the father and son wanted in three states who have eluded capture for more than a week. |
| The body has not yet been formally identified but it is believed to be that of a 68-year-old man who has been missing since 8 October, said police. The cause of his death is not yet known. | The body has not yet been formally identified but it is believed to be that of a 68-year-old man who has been missing since 8 October, said police. The cause of his death is not yet known. |
| NSW police caught the Gino and Mark Stocco at an isolated property called Pinevale near Dunedoo, about 90km east of Dubbo, in the state’s central west, on Wednesday morning. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the arrest. | NSW police caught the Gino and Mark Stocco at an isolated property called Pinevale near Dunedoo, about 90km east of Dubbo, in the state’s central west, on Wednesday morning. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the arrest. |
| The men will be taken to Dubbo police station to be charged. | The men will be taken to Dubbo police station to be charged. |
| Police have previously said they wanted to charge Gino, 58, and Mark, 35, with 13 offences each, including attempted murder after they allegedly fired on two police vehicles on 16 October. They were also wanted on warrants in relation to property damage in Queensland, dating back to 2007. | Police have previously said they wanted to charge Gino, 58, and Mark, 35, with 13 offences each, including attempted murder after they allegedly fired on two police vehicles on 16 October. They were also wanted on warrants in relation to property damage in Queensland, dating back to 2007. |
| The NSW police commissioner, Andrew Scipione, praised the actions of the police as the greatest concern was that the pair were armed and dangerous. | The NSW police commissioner, Andrew Scipione, praised the actions of the police as the greatest concern was that the pair were armed and dangerous. |
| “A great result,” he told radio station 2GB. “It is important that we always remember that we were in the business of stopping this going any further. | “A great result,” he told radio station 2GB. “It is important that we always remember that we were in the business of stopping this going any further. |
| “These two men in custody now means that it is over.” | “These two men in custody now means that it is over.” |
| The 385-hectare Pinevale property where they were caught was a “perfect hideaway”, said real estate agent Denise Male, from Elong Elong, which is about 40km from Dunedoo. | The 385-hectare Pinevale property where they were caught was a “perfect hideaway”, said real estate agent Denise Male, from Elong Elong, which is about 40km from Dunedoo. |
| Male, who arranged the sale of the property in 2014, said it was extremely isolated because it backed onto a forest. “It’s as remote as a property you can get in the area and it’s got access to lots of roads,” Male from Rural Property Centre said. | Male, who arranged the sale of the property in 2014, said it was extremely isolated because it backed onto a forest. “It’s as remote as a property you can get in the area and it’s got access to lots of roads,” Male from Rural Property Centre said. |
| “If you didn’t know where you were going, you wouldn’t find it.” | “If you didn’t know where you were going, you wouldn’t find it.” |
| Gino, 58, and Mark, 35, have been on the run for eight years, securing odd jobs along the way, and have eluded arrest despite having been spotted at various locations in north-eastern Victoria and south-western NSW in the past two weeks. This timeline from the ABC shows how the search has evolved since the alleged shooting. | Gino, 58, and Mark, 35, have been on the run for eight years, securing odd jobs along the way, and have eluded arrest despite having been spotted at various locations in north-eastern Victoria and south-western NSW in the past two weeks. This timeline from the ABC shows how the search has evolved since the alleged shooting. |
| The man-hunt for the pair pivoted back to NSW at the weekend after their stolen four-wheel drive was spotted at a service station. The spot – at a service station at South Gundagai on Saturday night, more than 400km from Dubbo – was the last confirmed sighting of the pair. | The man-hunt for the pair pivoted back to NSW at the weekend after their stolen four-wheel drive was spotted at a service station. The spot – at a service station at South Gundagai on Saturday night, more than 400km from Dubbo – was the last confirmed sighting of the pair. |
| Footage captured on CCTV confirmed they stopped at 9pm on Saturday and took $200 of petrol before driving off without paying. | Footage captured on CCTV confirmed they stopped at 9pm on Saturday and took $200 of petrol before driving off without paying. |
| It is believed they were also spotted in in Tarcutta, east of Wagga Wagga, on Monday afternoon, and then several hours later at a rest stop at West Wyalong, north of the Riverina town. | It is believed they were also spotted in in Tarcutta, east of Wagga Wagga, on Monday afternoon, and then several hours later at a rest stop at West Wyalong, north of the Riverina town. |
| Police believe the pair had been changing the appearance of their vehicle, including switching number plates. Three sets were stolen from a Tumbarumba caravan park on 20 October, including a pair of South Australian plates last seen on the vehicle. | Police believe the pair had been changing the appearance of their vehicle, including switching number plates. Three sets were stolen from a Tumbarumba caravan park on 20 October, including a pair of South Australian plates last seen on the vehicle. |
| Gino and Mark Stocco have spent time in prison for crimes going back at least as far as 2004, when Mark assaulted his mother. In 2007 Gino was jailed for four months after pleading guilty to charges including burglary, theft and obtaining financial advantage by deception. Mark was jailed for two months that year on three charges, including assaulting his mother. | Gino and Mark Stocco have spent time in prison for crimes going back at least as far as 2004, when Mark assaulted his mother. In 2007 Gino was jailed for four months after pleading guilty to charges including burglary, theft and obtaining financial advantage by deception. Mark was jailed for two months that year on three charges, including assaulting his mother. |
| In 2007 and in June this year, Queensland police issued warrants for the pair in relation to property damage. | In 2007 and in June this year, Queensland police issued warrants for the pair in relation to property damage. |
| Victoria police on Wednesday thanked the community for their assistance “as the information provided over the last week was invaluable to police”. | Victoria police on Wednesday thanked the community for their assistance “as the information provided over the last week was invaluable to police”. |
| Australian Associated Press contributed to this report | Australian Associated Press contributed to this report |