Man fighting for life after allegedly targeted stabbing in western Sydney
One man is fighting for his life and another man is in police custody after a stabbing in western Sydney on Sunday afternoon.
A man is in police custody over an alleged targeted stabbing in Sydney’s west on Sunday afternoon.
Emergency services rushed to Sheffield Street at Merrylands around 3.30pm after a 31-year-old man was stabbed.
The man was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition and is fighting for his life.
Police launched an investigation and cordoned off parts of the street.
“It’s believed the stabbing was targeted,” NSW Police said in a statement.
On Sunday afternoon, police arrested a 30-year-old man at a nearby home.
On Sunday evening he was being interviewed by detectives at Granville Police Station.
Anyone with information is being urged to contact police.