Fatal stabbing: Man, 39, dies in Riverstone home invasion
Detectives are investigating whether a Riverstone man knew the mob of masked males who allegedly stabbed him to death after he opened his door to them on the weekend. The 39-year-old died from his injuries and two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, have been charged with murder.
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A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old have this afternoon been charged with murder over the stabbing of a 39-year-old western Sydney man who opened his door early this morning to a mob of masked males.
Detectives are investigating whether Kevin Kourtis knew the group who confronted him at his front door of his Riverstone home at 12.30am today.
The Greek native suffered multiple stab wounds to his body and died from his injuries.
The two teens were charged with murder on Sunday afternoon. They were refused bail and face children’s court on Monday.
Kourtis’ 34-year-old female housemate was also assaulted with the butt of a rifle during the violent ambush.
His 43-year-old girlfriend was home at the time but she was not injured.
Kourtis had recently separated from a long-term partner.
Officers who searched the house allegedly found a knife and the rifle, which have been taken into evidence.
After the attack, the 16-year-old and 17-year-old allegedly ran from the house by foot over the back fence of the property.
Superintendent Jenny Scholz said they were tracked by the dog unit, a police helicopter and the riot squad, before being found a few streets away about 1.10am allegedly trying to break into a car.
They were arrested and taken to Riverstone Police Station for questioning.
She said police were still searching for three other males who fled in a car. One was described as caucasian and the other of islander appearance.
“Police take these investigations very seriously. We have numerous resources allocated to today with the purposes of ensuring we deal with those two individuals and locate and identify those outstanding offenders,” Superintendent Scholz said.
Superintendent Scholz said detectives were investigating whether Kourtis knew the boys.
“It is early in the investigation but that is one of the lines that we are pursuing is it was a targeted attack or that the offenders were known to the deceased or the deceased knew the offenders,” she said.
“The movie is yet to be determined. We will keep an open mind.”
The Daily Telegraph understands Kourtis had a minor criminal record.
A neighbour said the two youths on foot jumped into his yard over the fence.
“I wasn’t awake but one of them got his jumper caught in the fence,” he said.
“My families been up all morning — our house is part of the crime scene.”
Investigators were piecing together clues from several crime scenes on Sunday.
