Man appears via video link from correctional centre a day after his son died in hospital

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A Sydney father accused of stabbing his five-year-old son to death asked “where am I” during his first court appearance over the alleged murder.

The 36-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared via video link from Amber Laurel Correctional Centre a day after his son died in hospital.

“Where am I?,” he asked after he sat down.

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“You’re at Parramatta local court on Saturday morning,” the magistrate Michael Price said.

The man had been questioned by detectives for most of Friday after allegedly stabbing his young son at Carlingford in Sydney’s north-west between 6.30am and 7.15am.

“The level of violence is horrendous. It’s probably about as bad as it gets, really,” police superintendent Rob Critchlow told reporters on Friday.

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The father did not apply for bail during his court mention and it was formally refused.

The magistrate made an order that he not contact prosecution witnesses, including family members, except where it is done by his lawyer.

The man did not respond when his matter had finished.

He is next scheduled to face the court on 30 July.