A second teenage boy has been charged with murder over the alleged stabbing of an older boy behind a school.
The victim, a boy aged 17, died from stab wounds to his thigh after a confrontation at a park in northwest Sydney about 4.20pm on Monday.
Another 15-year-old boy was charged with murder the same night.
Police arrested a second 15-year-old over the alleged attack after executing a search warrant at a home near the crime scene about 9.45pm on Tuesday.
A young man has been charged with murder and is scheduled to make a court appearance on Wednesday following a tragic incident.
The first 15-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared in a children’s court on Tuesday.
He did not apply for bail and will remain in custody for the next eight weeks.
In a police affidavit, police allege the young person set upon the victim unprovoked and stabbed him in the groin area.
The court also heard the 15-year-old was, on police body-worn camera footage, telling an officer, “I stabbed another boy in the leg”.
The community is in shock after a fatal event unfolded in a reserve area near several high schools, witnessed by numerous passersby.
In Sydney, a memorial of flowers has begun to appear at the site where a teenager was fatally stabbed behind a high school. Two teenagers have been accused in connection with the alleged murder.
Locals were seen in the area on Tuesday morning, with some laying flowers in honour of the deceased.
Police said those involved in Monday’s confrontation were not from the nearby school and officers believe it was not a random attack.
The second teen was refused bail to appear before a children’s court on Wednesday.
