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Dramatic arrest of woman holding knife to teenage boy in South Wentworthville

POLICE pounced on a knife-wielding woman who assaulted and threatened a teenage boy in South Wentworthville yesterday.

Woman is under police guard in hospital after threatening to execute a young boy

A WOMAN who threatened a teenage boy with a knife has been charged with attempted murder after an incident in South Wentworthville yesterday.

Shocking footage of the arrest shows the 28-year-old woman assaulting a 13-year-old boy before threatening him with a knife.

Police are seen to surround the woman before seizing her by the shirt and dragging her away from the victim.

An officer is seen to circle the woman as she threatened the boy with a knife.
An officer is seen to circle the woman as she threatened the boy with a knife.

As she was pulled away, four officers pounced, disarming the woman and making the arrest.

The incident occurred at Centenary Rd just before 4.45pm.

The woman was arrested and taken to Merrylands Police Station before being transferred to Westmead hospital for assessment, where she was released a short time later back into police custody.

Officers from Holroyd Local Area Command disarmed the woman and made the arrest.
Officers from Holroyd Local Area Command disarmed the woman and made the arrest.

She was charged with attempted murder, detain person for advantage and armed with intent to commit indictable offence.

The woman, from South Wentworthville, was refused bail and is due to appear at Fairfield Local Court today.

The boy was not physically injured during the incident.

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