NSW: Man charged with stabbing murder

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2007
NSW: Man charged with stabbing murder

SYDNEY, Dec 11 AAP - A man has been charged over a stabbing murder that left another
man dead in the stairwell of an apartment block in Sydney's west.

Police attended a service station on the Great Western Hwy at Kingswood about 7am (AEDT)
yesterday following reports that a 21-year-old was suffering from knife wounds.

The Kingswood man was taken to Nepean Hospital in a stable condition.

After speaking to the man, police went to a unit block about 400m away and found the
body of a 39-year-old man.

He had also suffered stab wounds, which investigators allege were the result of a knife
fight, a police spokeswoman said.

Crime scenes were established at both locations, forcing residents of the unit block
to remain in their apartments and the temporary closure of the highway.

Police later transported the 21-year-old from hospital to Penrith police station, where
he was charged with murder.

He was refused bail and is due to appear at Penrith Local Court today.

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KEYWORD: STABBING CHARGE

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