Two men have been charged with murder over the stabbing death of a promising Western Australian basketball player in Docklands last weekend.
Alier Riak, 23, died in hospital from his stab wounds following reports of a brawl at 3.20am Sunday on Bourke Street near the Harbour Esplanade, west of Melbourne’s CBD.
A social media slide posted by basketball team the Darwin Salties after signing Alier Riak, who died after being stabbed in Melbourne last weekend.Credit:Facebook
Mr Riak had only last month signed up to play with the semi-professional basketball team Darwin Salties in the Northern Territory in 2022.
His 26-year-old brother, Kuol, was also seriously injured in the attack but has since been discharged from hospital.
A 19-year-old Derrimut man and a 21-year-old Tarneit man have now been arrested and charged with murder.
A 21-year-old man from Wollert has been charged with affray and violent disorder.
A 21-year-old Wollert man being arrested following fatal stabbing in Docklands last week.Credit:Victoria Police
All three men appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday night and were remanded in custody.
Two other men were arrested on Saturday morning – a 22-year-old from Taylors Hill and a 20-year-old from Epping – after police warrants were executed at properties in Taylors Hill and Epping.
Two men charged with murder over Docklands stabbing death
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