Man charged after neighbour 'killed for talking too loudly'
A man has been charged with murder after another man was fatally stabbed in the neck with a bottle in Sydney's south-west.
The 45-year-old victim was outside a unit block in Lakemba with his partially deaf father when he was attacked in the early hours of Sunday.
It's believed the attacker took exception to the man talking very loudly to his father, an attack which police have described as a callous act on a defenceless person.
The 45-year-old victim (pictured) was outside a unit block in Lakemba with his partially deaf father when he was attacked in the early hours of Sunday. Photo: 7 News
A 24-year-old man who handed himself in to police at Campsie on Sunday afternoon has been charged with murder and refused bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on Monday.
A 48-year-old man who was arrested in relation to the case on Sunday was later released without being charged.
A 24-year-old man who handed himself in to police at Campsie on Sunday afternoon has been charged with murder and refused bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on Monday. Photo: 7 News
At around 12.30am on Sunday emergency services were called to Garrong Rd in Lakemba to find an injured man outside a block of units.
Police said the victim's father found him injured at the apartment building where he lived and tried to administer aid, however the man died at the scene.
"What we have been able to establish is that at around 12.30am a 45-year-old male was standing outside talking to a relative," NSW Police Detective Superintendent Michael McLean said..
"He was approached by another male, a brief discussion occurred and as a result that 45-year-old man was assaulted, receiving neck injuries,"
The riot squad enters a property at Lakemba. Photo: 7News
At around 12.30am on Sunday emergency services were called to Garrong Rd in Lakemba to find an injured man outside a block of units.
It's believed the victim's two teenage children were inside at the time of the attack.
Detective Supt McLean said there is nothing which would suggest the victim provoked the attacker.
"There was no provocation whatsoever that our investigation suggests," Detective Supt McLean said.
"The incident occurred within seconds of the first encounter."
“This is absolutely heartbreaking for the man’s family," Detective Supt McLean said. Photo: 7 News
“This is absolutely heartbreaking for the man’s family," Detective Supt McLean said.
"They have requested privacy at this time as they try to come to terms with the death of their husband."
A neighbour told media that incidents occur often at the residence where the man was found dead.
Police described the man's death as senseless, unnecessary and the result of a malicious attack.
A neighbour told News Corp that incidents occur often at the residence where the man was found dead.
“There are always brawls in that building,” he said.
Another neighbour, in his 60s, said he hadn't seen any incidents like this in the area in over a decade.
“I’ve been here 11 years in this street. You see the police sometimes pass by but we’ve never heard anyone screaming or a bashing, we’re very happy with this street,” he said.
“These days every street you go, doesn’t matter what area you go, sometimes there’s people dealing drugs and strange people.”
