'Whether that happens to be one of the motives we're still unclear on,' he said. 'That appears to be the method of communication that links him to one of the teenagers.'Īsked whether police would allege the murder was a gay hate crime, Superintendent Doherty said there were a number of motives that might be brought before the court. 'One of the lines of inquiry was the method of communication used by the victim … there were a number of dating apps that were used, and one of those apps was Grindr,' Superintendent Doherty said. On Thursday morning police arrested two 17-year-old boys at homes in the Broulee area, and arrested another 17-year-old in the afternoon.Īll were taken to Batemans Bay Police Station and all three have now been charged with murder.ĭuring searches of their homes, officers seized mobile phones, laptops and other electronic equipment.ĭetective Superintendent Danny Doherty said one of the boys allegedly spoke with Mr Keeley through Grindr. The body of 56-year-old Peter Keeley, who police say met one of the teens on the dating app Grindr, was found in bushland at Broulee on the afternoon of February 2.Īn autopsy found he had suffered head and facial injuries, though the findings were inconclusive.
