Search underway after man, 60, stabbed in Mascot

Officers arrived at a home in south Sydney to find a 60-year-old man with multiple stab wounds, after an altercation at a neighbour’s house in the early hours.

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Police are hunting for a man after a stabbing in south Sydney overnight.

Officers were called to a home on Robey Street, Mascot at 2.15am after reports a 60-year-old man had been stabbed in the thigh and back at a neighbour’s house when he was involved in the altercation with a man known to him.

He was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in a serious condition.

Emergency services were called to a home on Robey Street, Mascot, following reports of a stabbing. Picture: Gordon McComiskie

Police have been told the injured man had been at a neighbour’s home when he was involved in an altercation with a man known to him. Picture: Gordon McComiskie

A crime scene has been established and inquiries are underway to locate a man who may be able to assist with inquiries.

The man is described as being of caucasian appearance, age in his 40s, about 170-175cm tall and of a medium build.

He was last seen wearing a light-coloured T-shirt, dark-coloured shorts, a white baseball cap and was seen leaving in a white Mitsubishi Triton utility, with NSW registration YGB-09V.

Inquiries are underway to locate a man who may be able to assist with inquiries. Picture: Gordon McComiskie

Police are urging anyone with information on his whereabouts or which may assist investigators to contact Crime Stoppers immediately.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.