Gay Egyptian's Sydney killer still on the loose

Two years after a gay Egyptian man was murdered in a Sydney “hate killing”, police are yet to arrest a suspect.

Ahmed Ghoniem, 27, was stabbed and beaten in his Elizabeth Bay apartment before his assailants set the home alight on 29 September 2012.

Despite extensive police efforts to catch the killer, there have not been any arrests or charges laid after the prime suspect slipped through their fingers just 48 hours after the murder.

"Detectives from the Homicide Squad are continuing to conduct inquiries into Mr Ghoniem's death under Strike Force Lourde," a spokesperson told 9 Stories.

From a wealthy Egyptian family, the young accountant moved from Dubai to Sydney in a search of love after meeting an Australian businessman on an online dating website.

His union was kept secret because the businessman’s family were religious conservatives who would not have accepted the union.

Mr Ghoniem’s family, who have been described as “Egyptian aristocracy”, reportedly only learned of his homosexuality after his death and have not publically joined the search for his killer.

A neighbour has told 9 Stories that for two weeks after the killing, flowers were left outside the Greenknowe Avenue apartment block.

"It was really sad when whoever it was stopped leaving them," the neighbour, who asked not to be named, said.

"He was one of the nicer people in the apartment block."

Detectives continue to encourage anyone with information that may assist the investigation to contact Crime Stoppers via 1800 333 000.