A man will face court today charged over his alleged role in the murder of father and son Toufik and Salim Hamze at Guildford in 2021.
Just before 9am on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, emergency services were called to Osgood Street near Woodville Road in Guildford, following reports of a shooting.
On arrival, officers from Cumberland Police Area Command located 18-year-old Salim and 64-year-old Toufik inside a vehicle suffering gunshot wounds.
Salim died at the scene, while Toufik was taken by NSW Ambulance paramedics to Westmead Hospital, where he later died.
Detectives attached to State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad established Strike Force Ormerod to investigate the murders.
Three men – aged 20, 25 and 18 – have previously been charged over their alleged roles in the incident; they remain before the courts.
Following further extensive inquiries, strike force detectives executed a search warrant at an address on Inkerman Street, Granville, about 6am today (Wednesday, May 17) where they arrested a 23-year-old man.
Police also seized a car and other items relevant to the investigation, which will undergo forensic examination.
The man was taken to Merrylands Police Station where he was charged with ‘two counts of accessory after the fact to murder’, ‘two counts of receive property-theft=serious indictable offence > $5000’ and ‘participate criminal group contribute criminal’.
He was refused bail to appear in front of Parramatta Local Court today.
Investigations under Strike Force Ormerod continue.
Anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Ormerod investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.