Phillip Randel Maurice Parry faces Darwin Local Court over Nightcliff Friendly Grocer owner Linford Feick’s alleged murder

The teenager who allegedly murdered Nightcliff Friendly Grocer owner Linford Feick has also been charged with theft and trespass from an incident just two days before the alleged stabbing.

Linford Feick of Nightcliff 5 Star supermarket says the BDR has made a difference in its first month since being reintroduced. Pic Katrina Bridgeford.

The teenager accused of murdering a beloved Nightcliff store owner over a handful of groceries has been accused of another theft from just two days earlier.

Family members wept as they saw 18-year-old Phillip Randel Maurice Parry waiting behind the clear security screens of the Darwin Local Court on Monday.

Mr Parry has spent the past five days in a cell following the alleged murder of Nightcliff Friendly Grocer owner Linford Feick on Wednesday evening.

NT Police alleged the 18-year-old stabbed the beloved business owner after the 71-year-old asked him to return items he was allegedly attempting to steal.

18-year-old Phillip Randel Maurice Parry was charged with murder following the death of Nightcliff supermarket owner Linford Feick.

It was alleged Mr Parry fled the crime scene on a bicycle, as distressed customers provided initial first aid to Mr Feick.

Emergency services arrived on scene and began CPR, but Mr Feick was unable to be saved and died in his own store.

NT Police said it was the young man’s family who convinced Mr Parry to attend Palmerston Police Station seven hours after the alleged fatal stabbing.

Darwin Local Court judge Steve Ledek confirmed Mr Parry was on bail at the time of the alleged offending, “which was revoked by the virtue of his arrest”.

Mr Parry was charged with murder, and for a theft and trespass incident that allegedly occurred just two days before the fatal stabbing.

Emergency services rushed to Nightcliff Supermarket after a male worker was alleged stabbed on Wednesday evening, April 23, 2025. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Mr Ledek said there remained significant confusion over the young man’s files, with police initially recording the wrong date of birth and his incorrect first name.

He said because of the incorrect paperwork there may be an additional two aggravated robbery charges from April appearing on his file at a later date.

The teenager bounced his leg as lawyers debated his future, occasionally glancing at his family members.

Hundreds gathered outside the Nightcliff Friendly Grocer at sunset on Thursday to mourn the loss of Linford Feick, following an alleged fatal stabbing on Wednesday evening April 23. Picture: Zizi Averill

Prosecutor Abigail Gallagher said all of the current charges should be heading to the Supreme Court, with the matter adjourned to June 25 for a preliminary examination mention.

Defence lawyer Daniel Thomas said he was only able to represent Mr Parry on an “amicus basis” as legal conflicts meant the matter would have to be handed to a NT Legal Aid representative.

Mr Ledek said it was “less than ideal — which I’m no doubt you’re aware — that he has no representation at the moment”.

No application for bail was made, and Mr Parry was remanded in custody.

As the teenager walked back into the cells he signalled a kiss to the dozen family members waiting in the court, as they called out “love you” and “love you my little brother”.

Originally published as Phillip Randel Maurice Parry faces Darwin Local Court over Nightcliff Friendly Grocer owner Linford Feick’s alleged murder