Homicide Squad detectives have charged a further two men for their alleged roles in the fatal daylight stabbing of a Guildford man earlier this year.
About 1:45pm on Saturday, July 20, emergency services were called to Bangor Street, Guildford, following reports a man had been assaulted.
A short time later at 2:15pm, police were called to Westmead Hospital, following reports a man had presented with stab wounds in the abdomen.
Officers attached to Cumberland Police Area Command arrived and were told a 37-year-old man had been chased by a group of unknown men before being assaulted and stabbed in his abdomen by the group.
The man was driven to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition; however, he died later that day.
Police established a crime scene in Guildford and detectives attached to State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad commenced an investigation into the incident under Strike Force Noyana.
As part of investigations, strike force detectives issued a public appeal for information and charged two men – both aged 23 – for their alleged roles in the murder. Both men remain before the courts.
Following further investigations, strike force detectives – with assistance from officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command and the Dog and Mounted Unit – arrested a 26-year-old man at a restaurant in Glenmore Park, about 2.40pm Wednesday 9 October 2024.
He was taken to Penrith Police Station where he was charged with ‘murder’, ‘participate criminal group contribute criminal activity’ and ‘possess dedicated encrypted criminal communication device to commit serious criminal activity’.
The man was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court yesterday, where he was formally refused bail to appear before the same court on Thursday, December 5.
Following further extensive investigations, strike force detectives – with assistance from South West Metropolitan Operation Support Group officers – arrested a second 26-year-old man in Merrylands, about 5am today.
The man was taken to Granville Police Station where he was charged with ‘murder’ and ‘participate criminal group contribute criminal activity’.
He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court today.
Investigations under Strike Force Noyana continue.
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.