Woman arrested, man seriously injured after stabbing at Fairfield unit block

Police have arrested a woman after a man in his 40s was stabbed and seriously injured at a unit complex on Monday.

A woman has been arrested after a man was stabbed and critically injured in Sydney’s southwest on Monday.

The incident happened at a block of flats in the suburb of Fairfield about 11.30am.

A 46-year-old man was taken to hospital in a critical condition, suffering the effects of multiple stab wounds.

Police were called to the incident on Harris St, Fairfield, late on Monday morning. Picture: Google

A woman known to the man, 20, took herself to the Fairfield police station.

“She was placed under arrest and is assisting with inquiries,” a police spokesperson said.

“The man and woman are known to one another.”

Police were called to a block of units on Harris St about 11.45am on Monday.

Multiple reports had been made about a stabbing.

The male victim was taken to Liverpool Hospital. He was in a serious but stable condition, the spokesperson said.

Fairfield police have set up a crime scene.

The 20-year-old woman “attended” the police station a short time later, the spokesperson said.

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Originally published as Woman arrested, man seriously injured after stabbing at Fairfield unit block