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Boy, 13, charged with murder after man stabbed to death in Sydney’s west

A second boy, 16, was also charged in relation to the stabbing death of a 30-year-old man in Mt Druitt A thirteen-year-old boy has been charged with murder…

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The Guardian reports that a second boy, 16, was also charged in relation to the stabbing death of a 30-year-old man in Mt Druitt A thirteen-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Sydney’s west on Friday.

Emergency services were called to the suburb of Mt Druitt on Friday evening amid reports a man had been assaulted.

This world story centres on Australia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Sydney, Mt Druitt A and Mt Druitt.

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Australia · Oceania
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The Guardian
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Sydney, Mt Druitt A, Mt Druitt
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World

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