Three men have been charged with murder in relation to the death of a Mount Direction man at George Town on Saturday night.
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Patrick Kenneth Dolbey, 37, Paul William Shaw, 32, and Luke Anthony Shaw, 30, all of George Town, faced the court in an after hours session on Monday.
The three alleged offenders have been remanded in custody and will appear at Launceston Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Police said they responded to a report of a disturbance on Lambert Street on Saturday night between "four friends allegedly known to each other" at about 8.30pm.
The 34-year-old Mount Direction man was found by emergency services with multiple stab wounds and, despite receiving medical attention, died at the scene.
All three men charged were taken into custody on Sunday afternoon, with one of the men located at Launceston Airport allegedly waiting to board a plane to leave the state.
Police allege a knife was the weapon used in the attack.
However, as of Monday afternoon police said they had not been able to recover the knife, and have not confirmed how many times the man was allegedly stabbed.
In a statement on Sunday, Detective Inspector Melanie Groves said police had multiple resources which had been deployed to multiple scenes in relation to the investigation.
"We have specialist resources from forensics, from uniform, from criminal investigation, forensic science services Tasmania, and other specialist resources that we are deploying to bring this to a peaceful and safe resolution," Detective Inspector Groves said.
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Nick Clark
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
