{"id":22469,"date":"2026-02-17T01:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=22469"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:48:24","slug":"man-arrested-after-stabbing-in-western-sydney-leaves-one-dead-and-two-critically-injured-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=22469","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after stabbing in western Sydney leaves one dead and two critically injured | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A man is in custody after three people were stabbed near a train station in western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/sydney\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Sydney<\/a>, leaving one of them dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police responded to reports of the stabbing in Merrylands, about 10am on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">They were told a man had fled on foot after stabbing multiple people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&amp;CMP=emailbutton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sign up: AU Breaking News email<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Paramedics treated the three victims at the scene, with one declared dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The other two victims were transported to hospital in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police have not formally identified the dead individual and did not provide identifying information regarding any of the victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Shortly before 11am, police said a man had been arrested and taken to the nearby Granville police station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The man was arrested on Smythe Street in Merrylands.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"EmailSignUpWrapper\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;index&quot;:9,&quot;listId&quot;:6048,&quot;identityName&quot;:&quot;breaking-news-australia&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Get the most important news as it breaks&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Breaking News Australia&quot;,&quot;frequency&quot;:&quot;When needed&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;We'll send you Breaking News Australia when needed.&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;idApiUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/idapi.theguardian.com&quot;,&quot;hideNewsletterSignupComponentForSubscribers&quot;:true}\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"53b5a6ac-be34-4e15-b167-9a694fe19e27\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.EmbedBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"UnsafeEmbedBlockComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;script src=\\&quot;https:\/\/uploads.guim.co.uk\/2025\/01\/21\/article-button.js\\&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Breaking News&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:10,&quot;isTracking&quot;:false,&quot;isMainMedia&quot;:false,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;The Guardian&quot;,&quot;sourceDomain&quot;:&quot;uploads.guim.co.uk&quot;}\"><iframe class=\"js-embed__iframe dcr-uzb1jv\" title=\"Breaking News\" name=\"unsafe-embed-10\" data-testid=\"embed-block\" srcdoc=\"&lt;script src=&quot;https:\/\/uploads.guim.co.uk\/2025\/01\/21\/article-button.js&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt;&#10; 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