[Update: Spencer Shumski has been identified as the man charged with murder. He appeared at Sale Magistrate’s Court today via video link and do not apply for bail. He will be back in court in September for a committal mention.]
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder in relation to the death of a man in Sale on Sunday morning. Police were called to the intersection of York Street and MacAlister Street, outside the Criterion Hotel at about 1am after reports that a man had been stabbed.
Officers located the man and immediately provided first aid until ambulance crews arrived but were unable to save him. The victim has been identified as 38-year-old Clint Allen.
Police closed the intersection and put in traffic diversions, which were removed by 12pm.
A 20-year-old Sale man has been charged with murder. He was remanded to appear in the Sale Magistrates’ Court today (Monday May 8).
