Reappeal for information into the death of a man in Broken Hill

Tuesday, 04 February 2025 03:40:28 PM

PLEASE NOTE: Images of the person are available on NSW Police Force social media sites.

Police are appealing for information after a suspicious death in the State’s far west.

About 9am on Thursday 16 January 2025, officers from Barrier Police District were called to Log Bridge Road at Wentworth, following up reports of a scrub fire.

During a search of the area, police located the body of 56-year-old Ian Lacey.

A crime scene has been established and forensically examined.

Detectives have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, which has been deemed suspicious.

As inquiries continue, police are asking anyone who was in the vicinity of Wentworth and Log Bridge Road from Sunday January 12, 2025 to Thursday January 16, 2025, and who may have information, CCTV, and/or dashcam vision, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or . Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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