Woodbridge murder, Perth: Police baffled by mysterious death of young father Zac Bevilaqua found with neck injuries in a pool of blood outside a home in a quiet street

Devastated relatives of a ‘kind and polite’ young father are pleading for answers after he died from neck wounds.

Zac Bevilaqua, 23, was found with life-threatening injuries on a veranda outside a house in Woodbridge in Perth’s west about 1.25am on Saturday.

He was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery but could not be saved and died on Saturday afternoon.

Mr Bevilaqua, who previously worked in aged care, was described by his older brother James Whitworth as a ‘nice, polite person’.

“Me and my family need closure and I just want to know what happened to my dear little brother,” Mr Whitworth said 9News.

“Zach kept to himself, he was a nice, polite person. He was kind, loving and caring and he didn’t hang out with the wrong people.’

“I heard my brother had picked up cigarette butts and he had been stabbed.”

Mr Bevilaqua was found with his watch and hat next to him, but his older brother said his chain had been taken.

Tanaya Kissack, 21, with whom Mr Bevilaqua shared a daughter, paid tribute to her ‘caring’ partner.

“He was an incredible partner and father who always put us first,” she told The West Australian.

The couple was together for about four years and only welcomed their daughter into the world ten months ago.

“I miss your smile and your laughter,” Ms. Kissack wrote on social media on Sunday evening, before adding the hashtag: “justice for Zac.”

Blood was smeared across the front door and verandah of the Chatham Road property where Mr Bevilaqua was found.

Investigators are urging anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Anyone with camera or dashcam view of the Chatham Road, Woodbridge area between 12.30pm and 2am on Saturday, September 30 is urged to contact police immediately.