Teenage NRL player charged with gang murder
A teenage NRL player has been charged with murder over the violent death of an underworld figure in July.
Masei Tavui, a 19-year-old West Tigers player, was charged by Liverpool Police on Tuesday afternoon over the death of Dejan “Danny the Serb” Radulovic, who was killed while he was on parole.
Police officers arrested the teenager in the early hours of the morning, before executing a search of his home in south-west Sydney.
Tavui sat calmly talking to police in handcuffs before being taken away in a paddy wagon.
They arrested the 19-year-old before they seized “clothing relevant to their investigation” that was uncovered during the search.
“It will undergo further forensic examination,” NSW Police said.
Radulovic was killed on July 29th after he was allegedly shot and stabbed in the Sydney suburb of Balmain following an altercation with two men.
Officers arrived on the scene to find Mr Radulovic had sustained significant head and torso injuries, with police alleging his wounds were from being bashed and stabbed.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he later died.
An autopsy of the 29-year-old discovered he had also suffered a gunshot wound.
“Police have been told Danny Radulovic was injured during an altercation with two men before the pair allegedly fled the scene in a white Jeep,” a NSW Police spokesperson said in a statement.
Masei Tavui was refused bail and will face court next week.
Image credits: NSW Police