Murder charge for man who allegedly stabbed Sydney man in brawl
Another man has been charged with the stabbing murder of a 24-year-old in a Western Sydney brawl.
Ghassan Long was among two groups of young people gathered in a Roselands park when the brawl broke out near a children's playground on the night of February 23.
He died with stab wounds and police spent the next several months searching for those allegedly involved.
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Ghassan Long died after he was stabbed in a brawl in Roselands. NSW Police
A string of people have been charged over the brawl, including an 18-year-old accused of murder, a 22-year-old charged with being an accessory after the fact and several other counts of affray.
Police directly allege the latest man to be charged, a 21-year-old from Punchbowl, stabbed Long during the fight.
He was charged yesterday morning with murder, knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime, and dishonestly obtaining property by deception and refused bail.
The Punchbowl man is due in Bankstown Local Court today.
Police initially said eight to 10 people were involved in the targeted brawl.
"We do not believe it is a random attack, we do believe these two groups were known to each other but under what circumstances we are not sure yet," Superintendent Sheridan Waldau said at the time of the alleged attack.
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