Man charged with murder after Eastlakes stabbing

A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed a man on a footpath in south Sydney earlier this week.

Emergency services called to be incident at Maloney St, Eastlakes. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed a man on a footpath in south Sydney earlier this week.

Police have charged a 47-year-old man from Maroubra following a fatal stabbing in Eastlakes on January 27.

About 12.20pm on Monday a man was found with a wound to his neck on a footpath on Maloney St.

NSW Ambulance paramedics assisted the man however he died at the scene.

A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed a man on a footpath in south Sydney earlier this week. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

Officers attached to South Sydney Police Area Command established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death, under Strike Force Brede.

The man has since been identified as a 47-year-old from Maroubra.

Emergency services were called to Maloney Street, Eastlakes, following reports a man was located injured on a footpath. NSW Ambulance paramedics assisted the man; however, he died at the scene. Picture: Gaye Gerard

Following inquiries, officers arrested a 33-year-old man about 11.30am on Friday at Surry Hills Police Station and charged him with one count of murder and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.