Teenage girl stabbed by father before his death at Sydney shopping centre

A father has died inside a Sydney shopping mall just minutes after he assaulted and stabbed his teenage daughter who was heard yelling out in pain while running down the street.

A man has died at a Sydney shopping centre this morning, minutes after he stabbed his teenage daughter.

Emergency crews were called to a home on Nicholson St at Chatswood just before 10am after neighbours reported seeing a 14-year-old girl run onto the street and scream “I’ve been stabbed”.

The girl ran screaming from a house on Nicholson St. Picture: TNV

The police crime scene inside Chatswood Chase. Picture: TNV

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The girl was bleeding from her neck and was helped by a bystander before being treated for stab wounds. She was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital where she remains in a stable condition.

Five minutes later, police were called to the nearby Chatswood Chase shopping mall after a man died by suicide inside the complex.

A neighbour assisted the girl until paramedics arrived. Picture: TNV

The man suicided inside the shopping complex. Picture: TNV

The 52-year-old man was found with severe injuries and couldn’t be revived.

Police said a fight broke out between the pair inside the Nicholson St home before the man’s death. It’s believed the girl was assaulted and stabbed before the man ran from the scene.

“We believe the incidents are related and we are investigating,’’ a police spokesperson said.

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