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A man was killed and two other people critically injured on Tuesday in a stabbing attack in Australia’s financial capital, police said.
Emergency services were called to a suburb in Sydney’s west at about 10am after reports that a man had stabbed multiple people before fleeing on foot, New South Wales Police said in a statement. The stabbing took place along a busy shopping strip.
Paramedics treated three people for serious injuries, including a man aged in his thirties or forties who died at the scene, Police Superintendent Simon Glasser said.
The other two victims, a 22-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman, were taken to hospital in critical condition, he added.


Glasser said a man had been arrested a short time later following a police operation in the area.
“The alleged offender is known to police for petty crime and a number of mental health incidents,” Glasser said, adding that the suspect was expected to face court later on Tuesday.
“It’s very early in the investigation. Police are unaware at this point what the motive was. However, it appears it was a random attack,” he said.
“It’s a horrible offence to have taken place in Merrylands just prior to lunchtime, lots of people around.”


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Emergency services rushed to the Merrylands shopping strip after reports that a man had stabbed multiple people before fleeing on foot


Emergency services rushed to the Merrylands shopping strip after reports that a man had stabbed multiple people before fleeing on foot.


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Sydney stabbing: man killed in ‘random’ attack on busy shopping street

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Emergency services rushed to the Merrylands shopping strip after reports that a man had stabbed multiple people before fleeing on foot

Emergency services rushed to the Merrylands shopping strip after reports that a man had stabbed multiple people before fleeing on foot