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27-Year-Old Charged Over Fatal Coolangatta Stabbing After Alleged Getaway in Victim’s Car

Police are focusing on forensic testing of a knife seized at the arrest location.

Overview

  • Police allege a 27-year-old fatally stabbed a 57-year-old at a Dutton Street unit in Coolangatta shortly after 1pm Thursday.
  • Officers arrested the suspect at an Upper Coomera property at about 2:04pm, where a knife was seized for forensic analysis.
  • The accused has been charged with murder and unlawful use of a motor vehicle and is scheduled to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Friday.
  • Investigators say the two men knew each other and are understood to have lived together at the Coolangatta address.
  • Police are not seeking anyone else, are interviewing local workers who reported the suspect’s behavior, and are appealing for dash-cam or other footage.