Overview

• Police have released a facefit image of a man described as Middle Eastern in appearance, aged 25-30, with a slim build, as a person of interest in the firebombing.
• Katie Tangey, a 27-year-old burlesque performer, was killed in January while house-sitting for her brother in Truganina, Melbourne, in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.
• CCTV footage captured two men fleeing the scene in a dark-colored BMW X3 or X5 shortly after the firebombing, which also claimed the life of a golden retriever.
• The attack is linked to violent conflicts between Middle Eastern crime syndicates over control of Melbourne’s illicit tobacco trade, which has seen over 130 firebombings since 2023.
• Despite arrests in related tobacco war cases, no suspects have been apprehended for the Truganina firebombing, with police urging the public to come forward with information.