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Charges laid after delivery rider allegedly stabbed to death
On Friday night, HungryPanda delivery rider Jianming Feng, 47, was stabbed to death on Frederick Way in Melbourne's CBD while confronting a man tampering with bikes; a second rider, 34, was also attacked and hospitalized.
Police arrested Footscray resident Roberto Urbano, 51, on Saturday and charged him Monday morning with one count of murder and intentionally causing serious injury to the second rider.
Appearing via video link at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday, Urbano disrupted proceedings by calling out, "Objection, your Honour!" before claiming he was injured and exposing himself to the courtroom.
By Monday afternoon, the Melbourne Chinatown Business Association had raised nearly $550,000 via GoFundMe to assist Feng's family with emergency travel and funeral expenses.
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece offered a roundtable with HungryPanda to discuss delivery rider safety, while investigators canvassed more than 30 CCTV cameras containing hundreds of hours of footage to build their case.