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Two Teenagers Charged With Murder in Fatal Pemulwuy Stabbing

The arrests followed targeted raids by a dedicated homicide unit that also recovered a suspected getaway car

A crime scene at night with police tape, parked cars nearby and ambulance and police vehicles.
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Overview

  • A 17-year-old and a 16-year-old were arrested after early-morning search warrants in South Penrith, Mount Druitt and Woodcroft and charged with Luke Manassa’s murder
  • Both juveniles were refused bail and are due to appear in a children’s court on Friday
  • Strike Force Hickety detectives led the operation and say the seized vehicle is believed to have been used to flee the scene
  • Police allege Manassa was ambushed by two masked assailants outside his Pemulwuy home on June 26 and died after driving a short distance
  • Manassa, 21, worked at his family’s Mann Group excavation firm and was known as an aspiring entrepreneur