1 killed, 1 injured in western Sydney stabbing-Xinhua

1 killed, 1 injured in western Sydney stabbing

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-08-28 08:54:15

SYDNEY, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- One teenager is dead and another has been hospitalized following a stabbing incident in western Sydney on Wednesday night.

A police statement on Thursday said that emergency services were called to a bus station in Mount Druitt, 38 km west of central Sydney, following reports of a concern for welfare shortly after 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday.

Police officers arrived at the scene and found two men, both aged 19, suffering from stab wounds. One of the men was treated by ambulance paramedics for stab wounds to his chest, but could not be revived and was declared deceased at the scene. The other man sustained stab wounds to his arm and was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital in a stable condition.

Local police established a crime scene and have commenced an investigation into the incident with assistance from the homicide squad.