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Stabbings in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne Leave Two Dead as Police Charge Suspects

Police say the Sydney case appears domestic-violence related.

Overview

  • WA Police charged three youths over the Aubin Grove Christmas Eve killing, adding counts of murder, deprivation of liberty and aggravated armed robbery, with appearances split between the Perth Children’s and Magistrates courts.
  • Investigators in Perth allege the trio and the 19-year-old victim fought inside and outside a vehicle on Talisker Gate before the victim was stabbed several times, and they are not seeking other suspects.
  • In Quakers Hill, a woman was found dead inside a home and a man later died in hospital, and a 47-year-old man was arrested after presenting at Blacktown Police Station.
  • NSW Police established multiple crime scenes, including a nearby service station where a knife believed to be the weapon was located, and officers are appealing for CCTV and dash-cam footage.
  • In Melbourne’s Prahran, a 35-year-old man is now in stable condition after being critically injured near The Emerson nightclub, and a 25-year-old man has been charged with serious injury and knife offences and remanded until a March court date.