A 35-year-old man is behind bars after he was charged on Wednesday over the murder of a Koondoola man two weeks ago. John Robert Lloyd Shepherd appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on Thursday after he was arrested over the murder of 46-year-old Thomas McDonald. A 46-year-old man died as a result of injuries sustained in an alleged assault on Nankivell Way, Koondoola. McDonald died on July 17, three days after police said he was assaulted by Shepherd on Nankivell Way. “It will be alleged, about 7pm, the accused approached the victim on Nankivell Way and seriously assaulted him before leaving the scene,” a police spokesperson said.