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More charges over death

A fifth person has been charged following an investigation into the death of a man in Kurunjang last year.

A 21-year-old Kurunjang man and a 17-year-old boy from the Melton area were arrested on Friday, February 7 and interviewed by police.

The 21-year-old Kurunjang man was subsequently charged with murder.

The 17-year-old boy was released pending further inquiries.

Police charged a 21-year-old man of no fixed place of address and a 17-year-old boy from the Melton area with murder on on Monday, February 3, while a 22-year-old Harkness man and a 15-year-old Harkness boy were both previously charged with murder in relation to the incident.

The charges follow an incident in Kurunjang on Friday, December 20, where a man was fatally injured.

Emergency services were called shortly after 7pm to reports of a brawl between a group of people on McBurney Drive.

An 18-year-old Kurunjang man was treated at the scene but died a short time later.

Police will allege the incident was targeted and the people involved were known to each other.

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