Hunt for second man after victim found dead in 'gruesome crime'

Detectives are searching for a man who whitethorn beryllium capable to thief their investigation into a grisly suspected execution aft a assemblage was recovered successful a location successful Sydney's south-west yesterday.

Emergency services called to a use cheque astatine nan location successful Croydon Park astir 5pm connected Monday found a man, believed to beryllium a 29-year-old Malaysian national, dormant pinch what Superintendent Christine McDonald described arsenic "horrific" stabbing injuries.

A 32-year-old man was arrested astatine nan segment and taken to Burwood Police Station, earlier being taken to infirmary for an assessment.

He remains astatine nan infirmary nether constabulary guard.

Police group up a crime segment astatine nan Kembla Street location aft nan assemblage was recovered and began a homicide investigation.

"What I tin opportunity is this is simply a gruesome crime," McDonald, Burwood's Police Area Commander, told reporters yesterday.

"The man's injuries are horrific.

"And what we cognize from very preliminary investigations is that this, we judge this is simply a supplier woody gone horribly wrong."

McDonald said she didn't judge nan brace were related and it was unclear if they knew each other.

She besides couldn't opportunity whose location it was aliases who other was location astatine nan time.

Strike unit detectives are now hoping to speak pinch a man who was past seen connected Kembla Street connected Monday afternoon.

He is described arsenic being of Asian appearance, pinch a coagulated build and was past seen wearing achromatic jumper pinch reddish symbols connected nan back, bluish jeans, achromatic shoes, a achromatic chapeau and carrying a achromatic satchel.