A man has been charged with manslaughter after another man was found dead in a Marrickville unit three years ago.
About 10.15pm on Wednesday 14 June 2017, emergency services were called to a unit at Ewart Street, Marrickville, after reports a man was found unresponsive.
On arrival, police found a 76-year-old man on the floor inside the unit. He was unable to be revived.
Detectives from Inner West Police Area Command established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
A post-mortem examination revealed the man's primary cause of death was pneumonia.
Following extensive inquiries, a 46-year-old man was arrested at a home in Marrickville about 9.15am on Wednesday (29 July 2020).
He was taken to Newtown Police Station where he was charged with manslaughter.
Police will allege in court that the man, who was acting as the 76-year-old man's carer at the time of his death, was grossly negligent in his duty of care to the victim.
He was refused bail and appeared at Newtown Local Court on Wednesday, where he was formally refused bail to reappear at the same court today (Friday 31 July 2020).
