Riverwood, south-west Sydney stabbing: family of little boy, 3, make ... trends now
The family of the little boy allegedly stabbed to death by his father have made a heartbreaking plea to have him buried next to his mother who died from a sudden illness shortly after giving birth.
A man, 45, was charged with murdering his three-year-old son after the toddler's lifeless body was discovered in an apartment in Riverwood, south west Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon.
The father had serious knife injuries, which police believe were self-inflicted, and was rushed to St George Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.
Police allege the 45-year-old man stabbed his son before turning the knife on himself at a unit in Riverwood, in Sydney's south-west (pictured, paramedics at the scene)
The quiet Riverwood street in Sydney's south-west was awash with police on Friday
The little boy's mother died in early 2021 shortly after giving birth. The father then allegedly cut off all contact with her side of the family.
Now relatives are calling for her son's body to be buried next to her after finding out about his tragic death through news reports over 24 hours after it happened.
The relatives descried his late mother as a 'supportive, affectionate' woman.
'Her death left a bitter taste and now her baby's death as well, it was the final straw, so much tragedy,' they told The Sunday Telegraph.
'No one wants to have to bury their daughter and their grandson,' the relative added
A devastated family friend posted a tribute to the little boy on Facebook, saying 'you are now an angel in heaven'.
The father remains in hospital under police guard.
On Saturday, the charge of murder against him was read out in Parramatta Bail Court and his case was adjourned to August.
It emerged that he had spoken to police hours before
