Man stabbed in Sydney may have been mistakenly targeted by ‘amateurish’ teen contract killers, police say

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, have been charged with murder after the potential ‘mistaken identity’ death of 21-year-old Luke Manassa in Pemulwuy

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A 21-year-old allegedly stabbed to death by two teenagers last week in western Sydney may have been killed in a case of mistaken identity, New South Wales police say.

At about 10.45pm on Thursday 26 June, authorities were called to Driftway Drive in Pemulwuy following reports that a man had been stabbed outside a house.