A 26-year-old man will appear in court today to face 21 charges, including murder and inciting others to commit an act of indecency, over the death of a Chinese student in a fall from a Sydney apartment balcony.
The man was arrested about 8.20pm yesterday after an extensive manhunt.
The deceased was one of four Asian students who allegedly endured sexual assaults for up to an hour at the hands of a knife-wielding intruder before she and her boyfriend fell from the balcony in inner city Waterloo about 1.40pm (AEDT) on Sunday.
Her boyfriend, 19, remains in hospital with serious spinal injuries from which police say he may never recover following the fall from the third floor of the apartment complex in Hunter Street.
Strike Force Alma was established to investigate the death of the student from head and internal injuries. Her family is travelling from China to retrieve her body.
The charges include murder, recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and five counts of aggravated sexual assault.
He was also charged with two counts of inflicting actual bodily harm with intent to have sexual intercourse, assault with act of indecency, two counts of robbery armed with offensive weapon, four counts of detaining person with intent to obtain sexual gratification and four counts of inciting others to commit an act of indecency.
He was refused bail and will appear at Central Local Court today.
His arrest came after detectives released CCTV footage of a man leaving the apartment block.
– with AAP
The deceased was one of four Asian students who allegedly endured sexual assaults for up to an hour at the hands of a knife-wielding intruder before she and her boyfriend fell from the balcony in inner city Waterloo about 1.40pm (AEDT) on Sunday.
Her boyfriend, 19, remains in hospital with serious spinal injuries from which police say he may never recover following the fall from the third floor of the apartment complex in Hunter Street.
Strike Force Alma was established to investigate the death of the student from head and internal injuries. Her family is travelling from China to retrieve her body.
The charges include murder, recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and five counts of aggravated sexual assault.
He was also charged with two counts of inflicting actual bodily harm with intent to have sexual intercourse, assault with act of indecency, two counts of robbery armed with offensive weapon, four counts of detaining person with intent to obtain sexual gratification and four counts of inciting others to commit an act of indecency.
He was refused bail and will appear at Central Local Court today.
His arrest came after detectives released CCTV footage of a man leaving the apartment block.
– with AAP