Detectives have charged four men over their alleged roles in the 2018 stabbing death of another man in Sydney’s west.
About 9.45pm on Friday 9 March 2018, emergency services were called to a home on Livingston Avenue, Dharruk, following reports of a home invasion.
Police will allege in court that a group of men entered the home and threatened the 38-year-old male occupant, Erol Tokcan, before stabbing him and fleeing the scene.
Mr Tokan was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Westmead Hospital, and despite the efforts of medical staff, he later died.
Officers from Mt Druitt Police Area Command, with assistance from State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, commenced an investigation under Strike Force McGuine.
Following inquiries, a 23-year-old man was arrested at a home in Colyton just before 9am on Thursday 12 March 2020.
He was taken to Mt Druitt Police Station, where he was charged with murder.
The man was refused bail and appeared at Mt Druitt Local Court the same day, where he was formally refused bail to appear before the same court on Wednesday 6 May 2020.
Following further inquiries, two men, aged 24 and 28, were arrested at two separate properties in Colyton on Wednesday (18 March 2020).
The pair were taken to Mt Druitt Police Station, where they were both charged with accessory after the fact to murder.
Both men were refused bail and appeared in Mt Druitt Local Court yesterday (Thursday 19 March 2020), where they were formally refused bail to appear before the same court on Wednesday 6 May 2020.
About 4pm yesterday, detectives arrested a fourth man, also aged 23, outside a business complex on Macquarie Street, Parramatta.
He was taken to Parramatta Police Station, where he was charged with accessory after the fact to murder.
The Parramatta man was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court today (Friday 20 March 2020).
Investigations under Strike Force McGuine are ongoing.
Anyone with information that may assist Strike Force McGuine investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
