<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man has been stabbed to death in his northern Perth home in what neighbours suspect was a drug deal gone wrong.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rick Bezant, 57, was allegedly slashed in his Hocking home about 6.45am (9.45am AEDT) today, sparking a homicide probe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There was just police turning up everywhere. We knew something was up when he saw Homicide," a neighbour said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/little-bastard-done-it-inquest-hears-fathers-claim/22ef4aa3-4ea9-4bbf-a400-d83b8dfa40fc"><strong><span>'Little bastard done it': Dad's alleged bombshell</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said Bezant was found critically injured inside his rental property on Dimitrios Court, suffering a life-threatening neck wound.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was rushed to Joondalup Hospital but couldn't be saved.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man was taken into custody this afternoon and was assisting police with inquiries. No charges had been laid.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/perth-news-murder-probe-after-man-stabbed-in-hocking-home/5ba327ea-d822-43af-989a-69a3944cb909" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bezant's father said his son had a heart of gold and had only moved to the area recently.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Neighbours told 9News they feared it was a drug deal gone wrong.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/affinity-childcare-two-top-executives-step-down-after-sex-abuse-charges-laid-against-former-employee-joshua-brown/cd3a31a6-7734-4021-b2b8-8ac0f4d2e9c4"><strong><span>Two executives quit childcare chain in wake of ex-staffer's abuse charges</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/migaloo-white-humpback-whale-spotted-off-new-zealand-coast-raises-hopes--elusive-albino-whale-may-be-alive-environment-news/2594d013-ec58-4a91-a2a0-a2a1347cee91" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>The sight off New Zealand that will thrill Aussies</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dimitrios Court was cordoned off for hours as police focused on the home Bezant started renting less than six months ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A swarm of officers walked up and down Wanneroo Road collecting evidence as the suspected murder left the community on edge.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My heart is going 90 miles an hour," one neighbour said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You're too scared to move out of your house. It's not right, you can't even leave your house."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>