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Former taxi driver Naji Fakhreddine, 68, is accused of murdering Bernd Lehmann inside his Sydney home.

Taxi driver Naji Fakhreddine is accused of murdering German national Bernd Lehmann in 2008 after the pair engaged in oral sex.

00:47 EDT, 17 March 2021 A Sydney man has been charged with the cold-case murder of German man Bernd Lehmann, a month after police offered a $1million reward. Detectives from Strike Force Navala arrested a 66-year-old man outside a home in Arncliffe, in southern Sydney, about 7.30am on Wednesday. He was taken to Kogarah Police Station where he was charged over the murder. The body of Mr Lehmann, 66, was found in a home unit at Ashfield on February 14, 2008. Detectives from Strike Force Navala arrested a 66-year-old man outside a home in Arncliffe, in southern Sydney, about 7.30am on Wednesd...

Thirteen years after Bernd Lehmann was allegedly bludgeoned to death in a "frenzied" attack in his Sydney home, police have charged a 66-year-old man with murder. Naji Fakhreddine, who would have been 53 at the time of Mr Lehmann's alleged murder, was arrested this morning in Arncliffe. The breakthrough in a cold case that has baffled police for more than a decade was a result of DNA technology and "innovative" police investigative work, NSW Police Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said. The body of 66-year-old German Bernd Lehmann was found inside a home unit at Alt Street, Ashfield, ab...

Following the incident, a strike force was formed but no arrests have been made. In 2018, a forensic review of DNA samples obtained during the initial crime scene was conducted and revealed the samples did not belong to Mr Lehmann. Instead, they likely belonged to a man with a multi-racial background from European, Middle Eastern and African descent. The DNA testing also indicated the individual most likely did not have blonde hair or blue eyes. READ MORE: The body of the 66-year-old German national was found inside a home unit at Alt Street, Ashfield on Thursday 14 February 2008. (9News) Min...