Man stabbed in the face at Westfield shopping centre in WA

Shops were locked down with terrified customers inside after a man was stabbed in the face at a Westfield shopping centre in Perth.

Shops were locked down after a man was stabbed in the face at a Westfield shopping centre in Perth.

A fight broke out between two men at the Carousel Shopping Centre in Cannington at around 3.30pm on Friday.

A 20-year-old man sustained injuries to his face while the knifeman fled the scene on a bus.

Police have made no arrests.

“The knife has been secured at the scene,” a police spokesperson said.

“Inquiries remain ongoing to locate the other male.”

Police said there was no ongoing threat to the public or further cause for alarm but urged people to stay away from the area.

Westfield Carousel shopping centre in Cannington WA . Picture Instagram

On social media people reported becing locked inside shops, being told stay quiet.

One shopper said there was “blood on the ground” as police warmed the area.

Online footage showed people locked inside Kmart, while David Jones was also locked down.

A number of police resources remain at the scene.

Reports on social media said there was an incident around Myer, with shoppers told to stay quiet and as shops were locked down.

Police said they asked anyone in the shopping centre to be aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious behaviour.

Multiple ambulance crews were sent to the scene.

Police had earlier issued a warning for people to stay away from the shopping centre but said there was now no ongoing threat to the public.

Jade Young, Ashlee Good, Dawn Singleton, Cheng Yixuan, Faraz Ahmed Tahir and Pikria Darchia tragically died during a stabbing at the Westfield in Bondi Junction last month.

“There is not ongoing threat to the public or further cause for alarm,” police said.

It comes after six people were fatally stabbed by Joel Cauchi at Westfield in Bondi last month.

Jade Young, Dawn Singleton, Ashlee Good, Faraz Tahir, Pikria Darchia, and Yixuan Cheng were killed on April 13, with 12 other people hospitalised, including a nine-month-old baby.

Originally published as Man stabbed in the face at Westfield shopping centre in WA