Jonah Francois Charpentier fronts court after alleged Bowen Hills murder

Silently crying with his head in his hands, the man charged with murder following the graphic death of a man in Bowen Hills on Sunday has faced court.

Jonah Francois Charpentier has been charged with murder.

A man who had been fatally stabbed screamed, “Help me, I’m gonna die,” as he left a trail of blood on the walls and elevator of an inner Brisbane apartment block in the early hours of Sunday.

Police believe 39-year-old Dylan James Coote, from West End, had been involved in an argument before the stabbing at The Chelsea in Bowen Hills about 4.15am.

He sustained critical chest and back wounds and died in Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

Jonah Francois Charpentier has been charged with murder.

Following a homicide investigation 22-year-old Bowen Hills man Jonah Francois Charpentier was charged with murder on Sunday night.

Charpentier’s matter was briefly mentioned in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.

His lawyer from Robertson O’Gorman asked for the matter to be adjourned until May 6.

There was no application for bail and he will remain in custody.

Charpentier appeared very emotional during the mention, silently crying and sitting with his head in his hands.

Family members present were also emotional and attempted to say words to Charpentier from across the courtroom.

A woman understood to be Charpentier’s mum, Alison Charpentier, was approached outside of court by media but declined to comment.

Earlier Acting Detective Inspector Murray O’Connell said the victim was involved in an argument prior to his death, but how he came to suffer stab wounds was being investigated.

Police at The Chelsea in Bowen Hills.

“The knife has been found. What we believe as the weapon used in this attack,” he said.

Residents of the Hamilton Place unit block were confronted with horrific scenes, including bloodstains in the hallway and elevator.

Some residents were advised to stay indoors as police continued their investigations.

Act Insp O’Connell said the victim had attempted to leave the scene.

“It was a traumatic scene, there was some blood there as you would expect given the stab injuries,” he said.

He said it is believed the man may have been socialising prior to the argument but police were unsure as to where he had been before heading to the Bowen Hills apartment complex.

Police at The Chelsea in Bowen Hills.

Resident Chloe said she woke up to police officers lined outside the building, where she later went downstairs and saw blood in the lift and hallway.

Another, Flynn, said he and his partner heard screaming and yelling at 4am and alerted police after hearing a man say, “Help me, I’m gonna die.”

“He was just like screaming and like wailing,” Mr Flynn said.

“I didn’t go out there, and then just called the cops, and then the cops got there.

“There is blood on our door. There is blood all over the walls, all over the carpet towards the elevator.”

Jonah Francois Charpentier has been charged with murder.

A community Facebook post by one resident has alerted others to avoid the level due to the horrific sight.

Flynn said the apartment block was home to lots of families and he had never seen anything like the incident.

“There was a white towel or T-shirt completely soaked in blood,” he said.

The Bowen Hills unit is owned by Charpentier’s mother Alison, according to property data.

Charpentier will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.

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