Blacktown brawl: Six males now charged over St Martins stabbing
Two teenagers and a 33-year-old man are the latest to be charged after a machete and axe were allegedly used in a violent brawl in Blacktown.
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Two teenagers and a 33-year-old man are the latest to be charged over a bloody melee in Blacktown which allegedly left a teen with stab wounds.
Six males have now been charged over the wild brawl at St Martins Cres in Blacktown on January 10, which resulted in a 18-year-old being stabbed and another teen being seriously injured.
Police allege a group of up to 10 men confronted a group of four teens in a Mitsubishi Lancer just before 1.30am. It’s alleged the males were armed with knives, an axe, machete, shovel, baseball bat and crowbar when they attacked the teens.
An 18-year-old was treated at Westmead Hospital for stab wounds to his shoulder after seeking help at a nearby McDonald’s.
A second 18-year-old man was driven to Blacktown Hospital with serious injuries.
On Friday, police arrested a 33-year-old man at a house in Aldgate St, Prospect. The following day, a 17-year-old boy was arrested after attending Gosford Police Station.
On Tuesday, police arrested another teen, also aged 17, after he attended Blacktown Police Station.
The trio were charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company, affray, being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence and malicious damage.
The older man was refused bail to appear at Blacktown Local Court on March 19.
Both 17-year-olds were also refused bail to appear at Parramatta Children’s Court on February 20 and February 28, respectively.
The latest arrests come after a further three males were refused bail over their alleged role in the brawl last week.
Two men, aged 20 and 18, and a 17-year-old male remain behind bars after being refused bail at Blacktown Local Court last week.
Police investigations are ongoing.