Heartbroken loved ones break down at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Sydney

Heartbroken friends and family have gathered at the scene of the fatal stabbing of a building manager in Sydney.

Loud wailing could be heard from the foyer of the Mirage apartment block in Pyrmont on Thursday afternoon following the brutal knife attack.

Sources said the victim suffered multiple stab wounds and could not be revived. His body was found in the lift of the apartment block. 

It is understood the manager’s colleague is on the run and wanted for murder.

Outside the building mourners were being comforted by loved ones as police and paramedics assisted. 

An woman in a headscarf was distraught perched on a garden ledge could be heard weeping before collapsing on the footpath with other women. 

The group were later helped into the nearby ambulance.

An woman in a headscarf was distraught perched on a garden ledge could be heard weeping before collapsing on the footpath

Another woman was seen being helped by loved ones as she rushed to the scene of the crime

Pictured: A body is wheeled out of the apartment block on Thursday afternoon

Shocking photos taken at the apartment block showed what appeared to be a body covered by a blue sheet as forensics workers combed the tower for evidence and took pictures of the crime scene. 

One resident said blankets and a stretcher were used to pull the man’s body out of the lift and into the lobby. 

Residents described the dead man as a kind and helpful who happily chatted to small children.

James Wen, who owns a unit in the building, said the man lived in Mirage since at least 2008 after immigrating from Afghanistan.

‘He’s a nice guy, he works very hard. He said hello to everyone who came in and out,’ he said.

‘He always tried to help people solve their problems because he feels like this building is his own.

A group of women broke down in tears as they collapsed on the footpath in front of the building

Outside the building mourners could be seen being comforted by loved ones as police and paramedics assisted

The man was helped into a nearby ambulance by police and paramedics 

‘He owns his own apartment and five or six others that he rents out.’

A friend who stopped by the scene said he was in shock that the man was suddenly dead.

‘I don’t know why someone would kill him… maybe he was trying to stop someone coming in to hurt someone else,’ he said.

‘He was the kind of person who would do that to help people there.’

Mirage resident Cameron Slaughter said he stumbled upon the horrific scene as he returned from the gym moments after the killing.

‘The lobby was covered in blood, there was a stretcher and as they were moving the stretcher out of the lift area I noticed they were putting blankets around the stretcher,’ he told reporters.

Police and paramedics were both called to a unit block (pictured) bout 8am on Thursday where a dead man’s body was found in the foyer

 Police tape outside the  unit block where a man was found with multiple stab wounds about 8am on Thursday

The alleged murder is believed to have taken place during the changeover from night shift at 6am to day shift at 8am, during which the victim manned the desk.

The victim has run his security company since 2001 and a friend said he had the contracts for several other buildings around Sydney.

A crime scene has been established but police have yet to identify a suspect. 

New South Wales Police said the man has not been formally identified. 

‘About 8am, emergency services were called to the apartments on Bunn Street, Pyrmont, following reports of a stabbing,’ a police spokesman said.

‘A man died at the scene after being stabbed. 

Forensic officers scour the scene where a man was stabbed to death on Thursday in Pyrmont

Police cars are pictured at the scene of a stabbing in Bunn Street in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Pyrmont (stock image)

Police officers cordoned off the building on Thursday morning and spoke to people leaving the premises

‘Officers from Sydney City Police Area Command have established a crime scene.’

Three ambulance crews were called to the scene and tried in vain to give the man CPR, a NSW Ambulance spokesman said.

‘Arriving at the job was quite intense – you are never really sure what you are turning up to, so it can be quite unnerving,’ NSW Ambulance duty operations manager Inspector Nadia Tomlinson said. 

‘This type of injury can cause significant damage and our paramedics were tremendous in providing treatment to the man, but despite their best efforts there was nothing more they could do.

NSW Police established a crime scene after a dead man’s body was found with multiple stab wounds

A crime scene has been established but police have yet to identify a suspect after a man’s body was found in the foyer of a building 

A Police Officer speaking with a man near the Mirage Building on Bunn Street where a man was stabbed to death this morning 

‘The issue with treating these sorts of wounds is that you can’t always tell how much damage has actually been done internally.

‘When your job is to try and save a life, it is always tough for all emergency services when you get an outcome like this.’

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or www.nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.

Forensic officers search for evidence at the apartment block on Bunn Street. It is understood the man had suffered multiple stab wounds and could not be revived

New South Wales Police said the deceased man found at the scene has yet to be formally identified

Forensic officers begin to look for evidence following a man’s death in Pyrmont on Thursday

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