Emergency services were called to the carnival ride section on Monday, April 11, about 8pm after reports of a fight and found two youths, aged 16 and 17, suffering stab wounds, one critically injured. Paramedics treated the teens at the scene before taking them to hospital, however the older boy died on the way.
Strike Force Calle was established to investigate the teenager’s death and are appealing to anyone who was in the carnival area at the time of the brawl and hasn’t yet spoken to police, to come forward.
Homicide Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty, said investigators were working meticulously through CCTV and other vision to identify those involved in the incident.
“Strike Force Calle detectives are methodically examining hours and hours of vision, to identify and piece together the movements of all those involved in the brawl,” Det Supt Doherty said.
“In our experience, it is likely that someone – or many people – has unknowingly captured a clear shot of something of relevance to the investigation.
“We are calling on these people – and anyone who may have images or videos taken at the Easter Show around the time of the incident – to upload it to us through Crime Stoppers or drop it into a local police station.”
Det Supt Doherty says if you know something, say something.
“It only takes a moment to make a confidential call to Crime Stoppers; what you know could make a difference, he said.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or nsw.crimestoppers.com.au
Stabbing witness hunt
THE Homicide Squad has again appealed for information into the stabbing death of a teenager during an alleged brawl at the Royal Easter Show.