A second suspect has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a 25-year-old Victorian man in Adelaide’s CBD last month.
Key points:
- Two Victorians have been charged with murder over a stabbing in Adelaide’s CBD last month
- Two youth gangs from Adelaide’s northern suburbs have been linked to the incident
- A total of 17 males have been arrested.
The victim was found with multiple stab wounds to his chest before he died in North Terrace about 2am.
In April, a 17-year-old boy from Melbourne was charged with murder, aggravated affray and travelling under a false name.
After further investigation, police today charged a 21-year-old Victorian man with murder.
He had been in custody in South Australia since the incident.
Police have arrested a total of 17 people in relation to the incident, which authorities believe was the result of ongoing fighting between two youth gangs from Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
The 21-year-old is due to face the Adelaide Magistrates Court today.