Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 30-year-old Brooklyn man following the death of a Hoppers Crossing man last month.
Nuri Balla was arrested by police last Wednesday and appeared at an out of sessions hearing at the Melbourne West police station that night, charged with one count of murder.
He appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court the following day. The matter has been adjourned until December 15 for a committal mention.
Aaron Burnett, 28, died after being assaulted at a Kealba service station carpark in the early hours of July 3.
It is believed Mr Burnett sustained serious injuries after being attacked in a truck parking area at the rear of the Caltex service station on Sunshine Avenue.
Mr Burnett was dropped off outside the front doors of Werribee Mercy Hospital’s emergency department about 5am on July 3. He died a short time later.
It is unclear why he was taken to Werribee Mercy Hospital, which is about 27 kilometres away from the service station, whereas Sunshine Hospital is less than four kilometres away.
