Two people have died after separate stabbings in New South Wales overnight.
Police are investigating the death of a man found with stab wounds in Sydney’s north-west, and the stabbing death of a teenager in the state’s west.
The 28-year-old man was found in a critical condition at Narcissus Avenue in Quakers Hill about 8.30pm on Friday. Paramedics worked to save the man but he died en route to hospital.
Detectives probing the incident have asked anyone with CCTV footage, dashcam or information about what happened to come forward. A crime scene has been set up at the residential street.
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old boy died after a stabbing in the state’s west. Emergency services were called to a home in the small town of Narromine, about 40km west of Dubbo, at 9pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing.
Officers arrived to find a 16-year-old boy with stab injuries to his neck. He was treated at the scene by NSW ambulance paramedics before being rushed to Dubbo airport where he later died.
Following inquiries, police arrested a 26-year-old man at a home nearby. He was taken to Dubbo police station where he was assisting police with inquiries.
Police have established a crime scene and detectives have launched an investigation into the incident.
