Heartbreaking details emerge after a father was allegedly stabbed to death in 'drug deal gone wrong' at Croydon Park
A terrified neighbour has recalled the moment cops arrested a man after a father was allegedly stabbed to death in 'a drug deal gone horribly wrong'.
A 32-year-old man was arrested by police following the incident on Kembla Street at Croydon Park, in Sydney 's Inner West, after 5pm on Monday.
NSW Police described the scene as 'gruesome' and allege a man in his 50s was stabbed to death in a drug deal gone wrong.
Police were called to the residence following a concern for welfare report.
Superintendent Christine McDonald said the 32-year-old suspect was taken to Burwood Police Station where he was assisting cops with their inquiries.
No charges have been laid.
Superintendent McDonald confirmed police were 'treating this as a homicide'.
'This is a gruesome crime. The man's injuries are horrific,' Supt McDonald told reporters near the crime scene late on Monday.
'We believe this is a drug deal gone horribly wrong.
'We don't believe it to be domestic-related. We don't believe it to be gang-related.'
She said it was not yet known if the victim and the detained man knew each other, or whether anyone else was in the house at the time of the alleged killing.
A neighbour told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday the dead man lived with his wife and children at the Croydon Park home for just a few months before the alleged attack.
'The neighborhood is feeling very unsettled. This is a really, really lovely quiet street,' she said.
'We do all know each other. Pretty much, we all know each other except for this particular house.
'They haven't lived here that long so we don't know much about them.
'We understand there was potentially two or three families living there because there's a really big granny flat in the background. There's multiple living areas there.'
Neighbours told Daily Mail Australia the dead man lived with a wife and children at the Croydon Park home (pictured) for just a few months before the alleged attack
The neighbour saw officers arrest a man in his 30s and did not believe he lived at the property.
'It was very confronting,' she said.
Superintendent McDonald praised responding officers, who she said detained the suspect before he could leave the scene.
'When we arrived, the 32-year-old male who we now have in custody at Burwood police station was on scene,' she said.
'We didn't give him any time to run away. We were here too quick.'
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