Police have released CCTV footage of a person wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing in Wollongong, as the victim's family hopes for a breakthrough in the investigation.

Brandon Yates died after the stabbing in the Wollongong CBD earlier this year.

Desperate for answers, his sister, Shantelle Yates, and grandmother, Rossilynne Yates, have spoken publicly, hoping for answers.

"It's all so senseless," Rossilynne Yates said.

" Give us closure at least. "

Paramedics treated 28-year-old Mr Yates for stab wounds to his chest at a unit block on Crown Street's east about 3:20am on Sunday, August 17.

He was taken to Wollongong Hospital, but transferred later to St George Hospital in a critical condition.

Shantelle Yates struggled through tears as she described the moment her brother's

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