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Teenager stabbed, police appeal for public assistance at Blacktown
Police have appealed for public assistance as they continue to investigate the stabbing of a teenage boy in Sydney’s west yesterday.
About 4pm (Thursday 18 February 2021), police and other emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at Blacktown Showground, located on Richmond Road, Blacktown.
Upon arrival, officers found a 17-year-old boy with multiple stab wounds to his torso and arms. He was treated at the scene by paramedics, before being taken to Westmead Childrens Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Officers attached to Blacktown Police Area Command immediately commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.