Dublin man stabbed to death by date's ex-husband while out for dinner in Australia

An Irish man living in Australia was stabbed to death while he was out on a date in a part of New South Wales.

The man, who local media have named as Keith Collins from Terrigal in New South Wales, was originally from Dublin but has been living in Australia for some time.

The 53-year-old Dubliner was out on a date with a woman he allegedly met on a dating website, when a man believed to be his companion's ex-husband entered the Kangam BBQ restaurant and stabbed Mr Collins in the chest and the neck.

The woman has been named in the local media as Jovi Pilapil, and while she also sustained injuries during the incident, she was able to flea the scene before she collapsed a number of minutes later.

The suspect is believed to be Ms Pilapil's ex-husband, Alexander Villaluna, and he was arrested approximately 20 minutes after the assault close to the scene. Local witnesses described him as 'eerily calm' following the stabbing and noted that he casually strolled up and down the busy shopping district outside the restaurant in blood soaked clothes with a 20 centimetre knife in his hand.

The 44-year-old has been charged with murder and attempted murder and is due before a sitting of Hornsby Local Court.