Three charged with murder over balcony death in Sydney’s north-west

Two men and a woman have been charged with the alleged murder of a Sydney man who fell to his death from the balcony of his apartment in the city’s north-west suburbs on Sunday.

The 44-year-old was declared dead by paramedics shortly after 2.40am on Sunday, after receiving reports of shouting from the balcony of a unit complex on Crane Road, Castle Hill. He was found in a garden outside the apartment building, suffering significant injuries from the fall.

Detectives investigating the death under Strike Force Sunbach arrested a 38-year-old man at Castle Hill Police Station on Wednesday, where he was charged with murder. He made an initial appearance at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday, where he was refused bail ahead of another appearance on Friday.

Police executed a search warrant at a home in Woolloomooloo on Thursday afternoon, arresting a 30-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman before transferring the pair to Kings Cross Police Station, where they were both charged with murder. Both remain in police custody on Thursday, ahead of respective bail hearings on Friday.

Detectives are continuing investigations under Strike Force Sunbach, and have not ruled out making further arrests or laying additional charges on the crew alleged to have murdered the man.

An extended police presence remained at the Castle Hill address for more than 12 hours after the alleged murder, while the local community came to terms with the death.

One neighbour who asked not to be identified for safety reasons called the ordeal “quite terrifying”, in an area with “a really nice group of neighbours”.

“Nothing like that happens around here,” the neighbour said.

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