Teenage NRL player charged with gang murder
<p dir="ltr">A teenage NRL player has been charged with murder over the violent death of an underworld figure in July. </p>
<p dir="ltr">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. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Police officers arrested the teenager in the early hours of the morning, before executing a search of his home in south-west Sydney. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Tavui sat calmly talking to police in handcuffs before being taken away in a paddy wagon. </p>
<p dir="ltr">They arrested the 19-year-old before they seized “clothing relevant to their investigation” that was uncovered during the search. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“It will undergo further forensic examination,” NSW Police said. </p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he later died. </p>
<p dir="ltr">An autopsy of the 29-year-old discovered he had also suffered a gunshot wound. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Masei Tavui was refused bail and will face court next week.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: NSW Police</em></p>
