Police charge man after stabbing - Merrylands

A man has been charged over an alleged stabbing in Sydney's west yesterday

About 7.15pm (Monday 9 March 2020), officers from Cumberland Police Area Command were called to a outside a home on Abbott Street, Merrylands, following reports of a dispute.

It will be alleged that as NSW Ambulance paramedics were treating a woman for minor injuries, two men, aged 37 and 39, began to fight.

The 39-year-old man allegedly stabbed the younger man during the argument.

He was taken to Westmead Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.

The 39-year-old man suffered an injury to his chest and was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.

Following inquiries, officers charged the older man with wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

He remains under police guard in hospital. It is expected a bedside hearing will be scheduled in the coming days.

Inquiries are continuing.

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