{"id":595240,"date":"2026-02-17T01:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/595240\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:31:14","slug":"one-dead-two-critically-injured-in-merrylands-stabbing-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/595240\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead, two critically injured in Merrylands stabbing attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">One person has been killed and two others critically injured in a stabbing attack in Sydney&#8217;s west.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Police were told on arrival at the scene in Merrylands on Tuesday morning that a man stabbed multiple people before leaving the area on foot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Paramedics treated three people for serious injuries, but one person died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police officers stand on the sidewalk next to a row of cars.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c167a6cdb490b5031932f0e3e2a05653.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Police at the scene after three people were stabbed at Merrylands. (ABC News: Victoria Pengilley)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Two others were taken to hospital in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Following inquiries, a man was arrested nearby and taken to Granville Police Station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A crime scene has been established and an investigation is now underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Vision from the scene captured several emergency service vehicles and personnel, with paramedics appearing to treat two people on stretchers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Several officers on street from above\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02b7ffcff793c0fe6486b4b87a88dab0.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">NSW Police Public Order and Riot Squad officers attended a nearby house after the stabbing. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The incident happened on a busy Merrylands Road, with part of the road now closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Vision shows police officers searching a property and the surrounding area while talking to locals.<\/p>\n<p>Stabbing attack &#8216;tragic&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Two men working at a nearby tobacco store said the incident was &#8220;tragic&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;We heard like a scream and then people started running up \u2026 it was very quick after that, just choppers came and a lot of ambulances,&#8221; a man, who did not wish to be identified, told ABC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Another man said he was inside his shop at the time when he saw a woman talking to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;She guided cops towards the station and then she also guided them towards the other side of the street,&#8221; Zak said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;We walked outside to see what&#8217;s happening, we seen a bunch of people, like a massive crowd, and then there was just a lady in front of the shop \u2026 and there&#8217;s just a bit of blood on the floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One person has been killed and two others critically injured in a stabbing attack in Sydney&#8217;s west. 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