Police are trying to locate three suspects who fled a party in west Sydney after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death.
Key points:
- The rally was attended by about nine people and the victim was not previously known to the criminals
- Police found a kitchen knife in a drain near the house
- An advocate for violence says knife violence is only on the rise in west Sydney
At 3.00am on Saturday morning, emergency services were called to Australis Drive, Ropes Crossing and found the boy with a single stab wound.
Police officers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until paramedics arrived, but the boy died at the scene.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Tickner, crime director at Mount Druitt Command, said the stabbing happened after another teenager felt he needed to defend his girlfriend.
“[There were] young boys, probably with some hormones circulating in their system, and someone thought they had to defend their girlfriend’s right to the scene and unfortunately it has resulted in the death of a boy, “he said.
“First of all, they shouldn’t have carried knives.
“I had my whole life ahead of me.”
Police say some party guests rushed to help the victim in the front of the house. (ABC News: Danielle Mahe)
The meeting was attended by about eight or nine people and the victim only met with the alleged criminals at night, the inspector in chief detective Tickner said.
The girl who was organizing the party invited a friend of hers who brought her boyfriend and two other men. The boy is the main suspect.
Police found a kitchen knife in a drain near the house, but forensic teams had yet to determine if it was connected to the crime scene.
The 16-year-old underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but died at the scene. (ABC News)
The three alleged criminals and his girlfriend immediately fled the crime scene and police are searching the area in hopes of following their movements.
Detective Chief Inspector Tickner urged them to surrender immediately.
“But it’s only a matter of time before we knock on the door and bring them here anyway.”
He said it was a constant struggle to crack down on knife possession in the area, but police constantly attacked the minors with alleged criminal associations.
Mr. Menzel, it is true, says that too young people think it is normal to carry knives. (ABC News)
Ouwais Menzel, who founded Youth Against Violence, said knife violence was escalating in western Sydney and too many young people considered it “normal” to carry a knife.
“We’ve seen this problem escalate to a stage where we feel like it’s becoming uncontrollable,” Menzel said.
“If[yourcomradeshaveaknifeandtalkaboutholdingaknifeinyourheadyouwillbeabletoplaywithyourfriends[elsteuscompanystenenunganivetoparlendetenirunganivetsiusplaudiguesalsamicsqueposseirunganivetnoéslaresposta[yourpeers’ haveaknifeorarespeakingaboutpossessingaknifepleasetellthosefriendsthatpossessingaknifeisnottheanswer
“The only reason someone would have a knife is to hurt someone else.”
He said that Youth Against Violence was successful in deploying a self-defense and anti-violence program on the Central Coast after a 13-year-old man was killed earlier this year and is now working to implement the same program in Liverpool. and Mount Druitt. .
Posted 2 hours, 2 hours ago, Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 2:58 AM, updated 33 minutes ago, 33 minutes ago, Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:38 AM