Greystanes man stabbed in home after apparent mistaken attack

Police believe the three people who stabbed 45-year-old Warren Scott in his home on Saturday night were looking for someone else and it was a case of mistaken identity.

A father-of-two was viciously stabbed in his Greystanes home last night by three hooded thugs in what police believe was an unfortunate case of mistaken identity.
The unlucky renter Warren Scott, a 45-year-old LED technician, is being treated at Westmead Hospital with multiple stab wounds to his head, arms and chest after the attack about 11pm on Saturday.

Warren Scott is being treated in Westmead Hospital after being stabbed in his head, chest and arms. Picture: Facebook

Mr Scott opened his Ringrose Ave granny flat door after hearing a knock, before three “large” men stormed the home, “potentially looking for someone else”, police say.
Unable to find their target, one of the men instead grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed Mr Scott multiple times.
The three suspects wearing hooded jumpers torched the bedroom and living room before fleeing.
Neighbour Luke Hackett, 41, heard Mr Scott’s bloodcurdling screams for help, before he ran out the back to find the home on fire with the door wide open.

Warren Scott was stabbed inside his home in Greystanes on Saturday night in what police say was a case of mistaken identity. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Mr Hackett hurriedly began hosing the house down before Mr Scott came from the front door with a knife wound to his face and said: “I think I’ve been stabbed”.

Cumberland Police Area Command Chief Inspector Adam Phillips said police believe the criminals attacked the wrong guy.
“We don’t believe he was the intended victim. We surmise they were potentially looking for someone else as opposed to that person,” Chief Inspector Phillips said.
He said Mr Scott was being treated for non-life threatening injuries and police would take a statement from him later today.

Detectives left the property about 2am, leaving behind Mr Scott’s blood splattered along the footpath, on the doors, and pooled on the front veranda of the home.
Blood was splattered on the walls and floors, with the home covered in soot and smoke from the flames which engulfed the flat.
A family member told the Telegraph they would organise emergency accommodation for Mr Scott, with him home in ruins.