Adelaide's Coach's Phil Walsh Dies Of Stab Wounds; Son Arrested For His Murder

South Australian Police confirmed morning of Friday that the man who died in his home in Somerton Park was Phil Walsh, Australian Football League’s Adelaide Crows’ coach. Furthermore, his son Cy Walsh, 26, has been arrested and charged with murder.

In a press conference headed by Superintendent Des Bray, Officer in Charge, Major Crimes Detectives, he said that around 2 a.m., police were contacted by the ambulance service crews who were called to respond to a stabbing. When they arrived, the ambulance crew immediately rendered first aid to the Crows’ coach and then tried to resuscitate him. A few minutes after help arrived, Walsh was declared dead by the attending doctor due to the multiple stab wounds he acquired.

His wife, Meredith, sustained non-fatal injuries including a stab wound on the leg. She was taken to Flinders Medical Centre for additional medical attention.

After aiding the injured, the police started their investigation. Some stayed to canvass the scene and some left to search for the primary suspect, the couple’s son. The police were able to establish that an argument took place before the stabbing. However, they refused to speculate on what the argument was all about. The knife used in the attack was recovered on the crime scene.

Later on, Cy was found, arrested and confined at Flinders Medical Centre for psychological testing. The police refused to comment on whether or not he was intoxicated during the crime or afterwards when he was arrested.

When asked about his reaction towards the crime committed against a high profile personality, the superintendent said how it was “absolutely terrible when families are torn apart in such tragic circumstances.” Furthermore, he clarified that the crime is one of the worst things that could happen to any family, regardless of the family’s status.

Further development in the case lead to the police asking for the public's help to solve the murder. In the afternoon of the same day, Major Crimes Detectives appealed to a taxi driver who may have crucial information that may help in the investigation.

Police obtained information that the said taxi driver “saw a man, who may have had blood on him, near the corner of Jetty Road and Brighton Road” at about 2 a.m. The police, however, did not know the taxi driver’s name or the company he works for.

The primary suspect, Cy, was arrested while walking along Brighton Road towards First Avenue, Glenelg East at around the same time. The police did not state whether they were searching for the taxi driver to confirm that the man he saw was Cy or whether they were looking for another suspect.

Anyone who may have seen the man walking on Brighton around the specified time was asked to call Crime Stoppers at the number 1800 333 000.

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