SYDNEY, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Police have commenced an investigation after a man was fatally stabbed at a residence in Sydney's inner-south on Tuesday night.
A police statement said that officers were called to an assault at a unit in Waterloo, 3 km south of central Sydney, around 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday and arrived to find a man had been stabbed.
The man, believed to be in his 30s, was treated by ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital in a critical condition. Police were informed about 8:45 p.m. that he had died in hospital.
A woman who was also present at the residence at the time was assaulted and sustained minor injuries.
A crime scene was established and local detectives began an investigation with assistance from the homicide squad. ■