Moment police swoop on father-of-nine's alleged killer
The moment a young man was arrested following a multi-year investigation into the alleged hit-and-run death of a father-of-nine has been shared by WA Police.
Matthew Neary, 37, was allegedly left for dead on Mandurah Rd in Golden Bay, an outer southern suburb of Perth, just before 3am on November 22, 2020.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Moment man arrested over alleged hit-and-run death in Golden Bay.
Police arrested a 22-year-old man in the heart of WA's capital on Wednesday, just a day after issuing details about a white Nissan Navara D40 utility they considered a vehicle of interest.
The accused was in a van on Hay St near Milligan St when police swooped, running up to his door and opening it.
At one point in the vision, which has most of the audio redacted, an officer tells him: 'I'm going to put you in handcuffs.'
He responds: 'Yep, sweet.'
Authorities said information from the public this week had helped them make an arrest after more than four years of investigations. Mathew Neary died in an alleged hit-run in late 2020. Credit: GoFundMe WA Police have released vision of the moment a man was arrested over an alleged hit-and-run death in Golden Bay. Credit: WA Police
The accused driver from Secret Harbour, who was aged 17 at the time of Neary's death and cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with failing to stop and ensure assistance after an incident occasioning death, and failing to report and incident occasioning death or grievous bodily harm.
He appeared in Perth Children's Court of Thursday where he was not required to enter a plea.
He was released on bail and will return to court in June.
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