Man charged over fatal Melbourne stabbing of HungryPanda rider

Roberto Urbano, 51, has been charged with murder and intentionally causing serious injury after a food delivery rider died in a stabbing in Melbourne's city centre, according to The Guardian. Police arrested him on Saturday and charged him on Monday morning.

Police allege that on Friday night Urbano was seen tampering with the bikes of two riders working for HungryPanda, a food delivery platform. Feng Jianming, 47, and another rider confronted him. Police allege that a fight broke out and that Urbano stabbed both men. Feng died at the scene. The second rider, 34, suffered serious injuries and remained in hospital on Monday morning.

Urbano appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court, a lower court where criminal cases are first heard, by video link on Monday. He shouted "Objection, your honour!" and said "I'm the one who was injured," The Guardian reported. During the appearance he stood on a chair and pulled down his pants, exposing himself, before the video link was cut.

The magistrate granted the prosecution's application to photograph an injury to Urbano's right arm and to take a DNA sample using a mouth swab. Urbano's lawyer confirmed that his client has schizophrenia, a serious mental health condition, and asked for a custody nurse to assess him.

Feng was originally from China's Shaanxi province and had lived in Australia for about nine years. A GoFundMe, an online fundraising page, set up by the Melbourne Chinatown Business Association had raised almost $390,000 for his family by Monday morning. HungryPanda said it was helping the family with visa arrangements, funeral expenses, financial support and insurance.