Man charged with murder, second arrested after ‘drug deal gone horribly wrong’ at Croydon Park

A second man has been charged after police found a body with multiple stab wounds at a home in Sydney’s inner west. Another has already faced court, charged with murder.

Police and forensics on the scene at a home in Croydon Park, where a body was found. Picture: NewsWire/Gaye Gerard

A second man has been charged after police found a body with multiple stab wounds at a home in Sydney’s inner west on Monday night, following what they believe to be “a drug deal gone horribly wrong”.

Mohammad Sofwan Bin Mustafha, 32, was arrested at the scene on Kembla St at Croydon Park just after 5pm on Monday, when police arrived to find what Superintendent Christine McDonald described as a “gruesome” scene.

Mustafha, who was later charged with murder, did not apply for bail when he faced Burwood Local Court on Tuesday afternoon.

He was remanded in custody to reappear on July 30.

While the alleged murder victim is yet to be formally identified, police believe he was a 29-year-old Malaysian national named in court documents as Jen Jiunn Lee.

Emergency services on Kembla St at Croydon Park on Tuesday morning. Picture: NewsWire/Gaye Gerard

Detectives also appealed to speak with a second man in connection with Mr Lee’s death, releasing pictures on Tuesday morning.

On Tuesday night the 36-year-old man they released images of was arrested after handing himself in at Burwood Police Station just before 7pm

The 36-year-old was arrested after handing himself in at Burwood Police Station. Picture: NSW Police

Overnight, he was charged with conceal serious indictable offence, which carries a maximum penalty of more than 20 year imprisonment.

He was refused bail to appear before Burwood Local Court today.

Superintendent Christine McDonald has told 2GBs Ben Fordham that detectives have reviewed CCTV footage and believe the 36-year-old was more involved in the crime than originally thought.

“He’s a Malaysian national and is obviously tied up in this crime,” she said.

He was charged with conceal serious indictable offence. Picture: NSW Police

Speaking at the scene on Monday night, Supt McDonald said police believed the weapon used in the suspected homicide was “still within the crime scene”.

She added that while investigators were still working to establish who lived at the property in question, she did not believe the dead man and the alleged killer were related.

The scene of the alleged murder was described as “gruesome”. Photo: NewsWire/Gaye Gerard

Supt McDonald also said neighbours would be “shocked that something so brutal has happened in their street”.

“What we know from very preliminary investigations is that this, we believe, is a drug deal gone horribly wrong,” she told reporters.

“However, that may change as we proceed through the investigation steps.”

Supt McDonald urged anyone with information on the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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