Airds man embraces partner as he is handcuffed and led away by police over South Kempsey stabbing
Moment man in handcuffs accused of fatal stabbing allowed to hug his partner before being led away by police and charged
- Man, 48, arrested in Airds, a southwest Sydney suburb
- He was filmed hugging his partner during his arrest
A man in handcuffs is filmed hugging his partner before being led away by police and charged with murder.
The 48-year-old was arrested at 9.35am on Wednesday morning in Airds, Sydney’s southwest.
He was charged with murder after a 39-year-old was allegedly stabbed to death on Robert Eggins Street in South Kempsey on March 1.
Dramatic footage has since emerged of the 48-year-old man’s arrest, showing heavily armed police storming into a building to arrest him.
A man in handcuffs (pictured) is captured on police video embracing his partner before detectives took him away and charged him with murder
The officers ran up a concrete path to the house and shouted “Police!” and then slammed down the front door.
A PolAir helicopter circled overhead as police searched the home.
Moments later, officers brought out a man wearing a green Brooklyn motorcycle T-shirt and cream Nike track pants.
He was then seen hugging his partner who was wearing a pink dressing gown before being then escorted to a police car.
In a subsequent search of the house, police seized items relevant to the investigation, which will be forensically examined.
The 48-year-old was taken to Campbelltown police station where he was charged with murder and was due to appear in court on Thursday.
The 48-year-old was arrested Wednesday morning in the southwestern Sydney suburb of Airds and taken to Campbelltown police station. One of the officers is in the photo
After being charged with murder, the man (pictured) was denied bail on Thursday to appear in Campbelltown’s local court
A 31-year-old woman was also arrested earlier this year over the 39-year-old’s death.
Emergency services were called to Robert Eggins Street, South Kempsey, after reports of a man suffering a stab wound at 11pm on 1 March.
Ambulance personnel treated the 39-year-old at the scene, but were unable to save him.
The 31-year-old woman was arrested at 11am on Wednesday in Sea Street, West Kempsey.
She was charged with complicity after the fact of murder.
The woman was released on bail to appear in Kempsey local court on Thursday.
The massive operation involved detectives, the Bass Hill Regional Enforcement Squad, a police helicopter and the police dog unit.