Homicide Squad detectives have this afternoon charged a fifth male as part of their investigation into the death of a man in Kurunjang last year.
A 21-year-old Kurunjang man and a 17-year-old boy from the Melton area were arrested earlier this afternoon and interviewed by police.
The 21-year-old Kurunjang man was subsequently charged with murder.
He will appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court later today.
The 17-year-old boy was released pending further enquiries.
A 21-year-old man of no fixed place of address, a 17-year-old boy from the Melton area, a 22-year-old Harkness man and a 15-year-old boy from the Melton area were all previously charged with murder in relation to the incident.
The charges follow an incident in Kurunjang on Friday, 20 December 2024 where a man was fatally injured.
Emergency services were called shortly after 7pm to reports of a brawl between a group of people on McBurney Drive.
An 18-year-old Kurunjang man was treated at the scene however passed away a short time later.
Police will allege the incident was targeted and the people involved were known to each other.
