{"id":582094,"date":"2026-04-03T04:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/582094\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:03:11","slug":"son-charged-with-murder-after-allegedly-stabbing-his-father-to-death-after-lengthy-drinking-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/582094\/","title":{"rendered":"Son charged with murder after allegedly stabbing his father to death after lengthy drinking session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-323\/olivia-day.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  22:11 EDT, 2 April 2026   |  Updated:  22:59 EDT, 2 April 2026   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed his father to death following a lengthy drinking session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Evan Clark, 30, was arrested after his father John Clark, 58, was found suffering multiple stab wounds to his upper body at a home in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/sydney\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c45a48c0-2f01-11f1-8cf2-5b0b2f0b9c33\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sydney<\/a>&#8216;s west.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Paramedics called to the home on Clouta Place in Emu Plains about 6.45pm on Thursday could not revive the older man.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 30-year-old was arrested at the scene and taken to Penrith Police Station, where he was charged with one count of domestic violence-related murder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police will allege the pair had been drinking heavily before the alleged assault, the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/truecrimeaustralia\/police-courts-nsw\/nsw-police-make-arrest-after-man-killed-in-stabbing-on-clouta-place-at-emu-plains\/news-story\/b690aaca6f7520ef5ccfc2e531732e47\">Daily Telegraph<\/a> reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Clark was refused bail and is due to appear before a bail court on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-806c2695f2186b7f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/107628257-15703123-image-m-45_1775182174017.jpg\" height=\"768\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Evan Clark, 30, was arrested after his father John Clark, 58, was found suffering multiple stab wounds to his upper body at a home in Sydney's west (pictured)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Evan Clark, 30, was arrested after his father John Clark, 58, was found suffering multiple stab wounds to his upper body at a home in Sydney&#8217;s west (pictured)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cab524f866045f52\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/107628255-15703123-image-m-46_1775182188580.jpg\" height=\"949\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Paramedics called to the home on Clouta Place in Emu Plains about 6.45pm on Thursday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Paramedics called to the home on Clouta Place in Emu Plains about 6.45pm on Thursday<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Son charged with murder after allegedly stabbing his father to death after lengthy drinking session<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 22:11 EDT, 2 April 2026 | Updated: 22:59 EDT, 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