Man, 37, is arrested and charged over the murder of 46-year-old father-of-two whose naked body was found stabbed and dumped on an empty plot of land
- Nathan McIvor was arrested and charged for alleged murder of Jamie Phillips, 46
- The 37-year-old is accused of killing the Sydney father-of-two in October
- Phillips's naked body was found with stab wounds in a vacant lot in Rosemeadow
- Phillips's family say they have never seen or heard of the accused killer
A Campbelltown man has been arrested and charged with murder four months after the body of a 46-year-old father was found in a vacant lot in Sydney's west.
Nathan McIvor, 37, was arrested outside his St Helen's home Thursday morning following an extensive four-month manhunt.
Footage of the arrest show police tackling McIvor to the ground before handcuffing him while he is still barefoot.
Jamie Phillips with his daughter
Police arrested 37-year-old Nathan McIvor on Thursday for the murder of Jamie Phillips
The man is accused of killing Jamie Phillips, whose naked body was found stabbed and dumped at the end of Englorie Park Drive in Rosemeadow on October 25.
Police said the murder had been a 'targeted attack.'
But after news broke of the suspect's arrest, Phillips's family revealed they had never seen or heard of the accused killer.
The family appeared in court on Friday to come face-to-face with their son's alleged murderer for the first time, but McIvor was refused bail to appear at Campbelltown Local Court.
'My brother was beautiful and he didn't do anything or hurt anyone my whole life, and I just wanna know why,' Phillips's sister Kellie told 9news.
'His girls haven't got a father. He'll never be a pop, he'll never see his children married,' his mum Cheryl added.
Footage of the arrest show police tackling McIvor to the ground before handcuffing him while he is still barefoot
Phillips's (pictured) family said they do not know the accused killer, and they have never seen or heard of him
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