Man charged with murder following stabbing death stand-off in Altona North
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The alleged killer was in a nine-hour stand off with police after the attack. (9NEWS)
A man has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of another man in southwest Melbourne.
A man, believed to be aged in his 20s, died after he suffered a laceration to his chest in a fight in Altona North just before 3pm on Sunday, police say.
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He was unable to be saved by ambulance crews.
Jonathon Sportan was charged in an out of sessions court hearing overnight on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old Carlton North man was remanded in custody and will face the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
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