Virginia man Thanh Hai Nguyen granted bail, attempted murder charge dropped over Renown Park stabbing

A man has faced court charged with blackmail after another man was allegedly shot and stabbed outside his home.

The spot where Mr Luong was found bleeding. Picture: Dasha Havrilenko

A Virginia man accused of blackmail has been granted home detention bail after prosecution dropped an attempted murder charge against him.

Thanh Hai Nguyen, 29, faced the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with one count of blackmail.

According to court documents obtained by The Advertiser, Mr Nguyen allegedly menaced Giau Van Nguyen “intending to get him to submit to a demand, namely payment of money” between November 27 and December 7.

Police outside the home at Renown Park. Picture: 7NEWS

“It is further alleged that the circumstances of aggravation are that the offenders committed the offence in company with one or more other persons,” court documents say.

Mr Nguyen earlier faced court with Dong Minh Vo, 42 over the shooting and stabbing of Sam Luong at his Renown Park home earlier this month.

Defence counsel for Mr Nguyen earlier told the court his client was “being erroneously charged” with aggravated attempted murder.

Mr Nguyen is now only a blackmail charge while Mr Vo, of Parafield Gardens, is charged with aggravated attempted murder, aggravated blackmail, possessing a firearm and failing to answer a question put by police.

On Wednesday, counsel for Mr Nguyen said prosecution has provided him with a statement from the victim but “in our view there are very substantial problems with the concept of joint enterprise”.

He said this included the premise where according to the prosecution’s case, another person had attended at the victim’s house with his client but threats were made over the phone by someone else.

The case is due to return to court next year.