Teenager arrested over 'shocking' stabbing at Sydney shopping centre

An 18-year-old has been arrested aft a brazen stabbing onslaught that ended pinch nan unfortunate hiding wrong a Kmart astatine a shopping centre successful Sydney's westbound yesterday. 

Witnesses recalled seeing a 22-year-old man lying bleeding wrong Dawson Mall astatine Mount Druitt astatine 5pm yesterday.

"I saw a feline lying down connected nan level and location was humor everywhere, it was beautiful shocking," witnesser Arcelie told 9News.

At astir 4pm today, an 18-year-old was arrested astatine a location successful North Rooty Hill and taken to Mount Druitt Police Station for further inquiries.

No charges person yet been laid.

The incident began erstwhile a verbal altercation erupted betwixt a group of men.

The group separated, but came crossed each different again 15 minutes later successful nan car parkland extracurricular Kmart successful Westfield Mount Druitt, other Dawson Mall. 

A beingness altercation collapsed out, and 2 men, aged 22 and 17, were stabbed.

NSW Police said nan 22-year-old man, who was stabbed successful nan backmost and suffered a punctured lung, past ran wrong nan Kmart to get distant from nan group and activity aesculapian assistance.

Early reports falsely indicated nan man was stabbed wrong nan shopping centre. 

Police were called and arrived astatine nan segment to find the 22-year-old pinch stab wounds to his precocious body.

Emergency responders moved everyone to nan backmost of nan shop and held them location while moving to dainty nan man's injuries.

Eventually, customers were fto outside, pinch constabulary snapping a image of everyone's ID to shape a witnesser list. 

He was taken to Westmead Hospital pinch captious injuries.

A 17-year-old was treated for a slash coiled to his manus and face.

He was taken to Nepean Hospital successful a unchangeable condition.

A 3rd man successful his 20s was treated for insignificant injuries.

Police judge everyone progressive was known to each other, and fishy nan offenders had fled nan segment earlier they arrived.

Detective Superintendent Darrin Batchelor said investigators judge nan incident is related to caller "postcode" wars successful nan area.

"It seems to beryllium a thoroughfare pack type of altercation," he said.

"Quite frankly, I can't understand wherever you mightiness person an rumor pinch someone's postcode ... and their reply to that would beryllium to transportation knives, which is wholly unacceptable."

He appealed to anyone successful nan organization pinch accusation to scope retired and asked concerned parents to interaction constabulary if they judge their sons are progressive successful postcode war-related thoroughfare gangs. 

"I person nary uncertainty location are a number of parents successful this organization correct now that are worried that their young sons are progressive successful these postcode wars, and whitethorn extremity up successful jail, successful infirmary aliases worse," Batchelor said.

"I entreaty to those parents, if you person concerns of your boy being progressive successful these thoroughfare gangs for immoderate reason, whether it's adjacent unit aliases otherwise, interaction constabulary and we'll beryllium capable to assistance those young people."

Officers person seized respective items of liking successful narration to nan stabbing, including a food knife.

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