Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) arrested a 47-year-old man on Sunday after a woman was found dead and another man was stabbed in Sydney’s northwest.
NSW Police said in a statement that emergency services were called to a home just before 5:00 a.m. local time in Quakers Hill, a suburb about 40 km northwest of Sydney’s central business district, following reports of a disturbance.
On arrival, officers found a man on the footpath suffering from stab wounds and a woman deceased inside the home. The woman is yet to be formally identified, reports Xinhua news agency.
The injured man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital in critical condition.
At around 5:30 a.m., the 47-year-old man was arrested after attending a police station.
Earlier in November, five teenagers were charged after a worker at a convenience store in western Sydney was stabbed, according to NSW Police.
The 28-year-old male worker was allegedly stabbed at around 2:20 a.m. local time on November 20 when he attempted to stop a group of teenagers who were trying to steal items from the store in Burwood, about 10 km west of central Sydney.
The worker was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital, where he remained in critical but stable condition as of November 21, police said.
NSW Police said all five teenagers were arrested, refused bail, and expected to make an initial appearance before a children’s court on November 21.
(IANS)
