Police have laid additional charges of murder following the death of a teenage boy in Sydney's west last year.
About 10pm on Wednesday 1 September 2021, emergency services were called to the vicinity of William Street, Blacktown, following reports of a brawl.
Officers attached to Blacktown Police Area Command attended and contained the brawl with the assistance of Traffic and Highway Patrol, Dog Unit, PolAir and surrounding Police Area Commands.
NSW Ambulance paramedics attended and treated seven people at the scene for stab wounds.
Despite the efforts of emergency services, including police who performed CPR, a 17-year-old boy died at the scene.
Three teenage boys – two aged 13 and one aged 15 – were taken to The Children's Hospital at Westmead, two in critical condition and one in a serious condition.
Two 17-year-old boys, and a 20-year-old man, were taken to Blacktown Hospital for treatment.
All six have since been released from hospital.
Police established a crime scene and located several items at the scene, including a 'Zombie' knife, machete, kitchen knives and golf clubs. All items were seized for forensic examination.
Detectives attached to Blacktown Police Area Command established Strike Force Delrine to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
So far during the investigation, four people – three 17-year-old boys and a 20-year-old man – remain before the courts in relation to the incident.
Following extensive inquiries and a number of public appeals, SF Delrine detectives executed four simultaneous search warrants at homes on Goulburn Street, Liverpool; Hume Highway, Bankstown; Ross St, Parramatta; Cedar Street, Lugarno, about 7am yesterday (Tuesday 22 February 2022).
Three people – an 18-year-old man and two 17-year-old boys – were arrested during the operation yesterday.
A 21-year-old man – who has not yet been charged in relation to the incident – was arrested at the Bankstown address. A number of items were seized at the location, including cash and a mobile phone.
All four were taken to various local police stations.
The two teens and two men were each charged with murder, cause wounding/grievous bodily harm to person with intent to murder (x2), assault person intend criminal activity of criminal group (x3).
The teenagers and 18-year-old man were refused bail and appeared at a children's court yesterday (Tuesday 22 February 2022).
The 21-year-old man was refused bail and appeared at Bankstown Local Court yesterday, where he was formally refused bail to reappear at the same court on Tuesday 19 April 2022.
Following yesterday's charges, five people remain before the courts in relation to this incident.
Inquiries into the incident continue.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Blacktown Police Station on (02) 9671 9199 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Delrine investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
