One person has died and two people are in a critical condition following a stabbing in western Sydney.
Police were called to Merrylands Road in Merrylands just after 10 am on Tuesday, with witnesses telling police a man had stabbed multiple people before leaving on foot.
Paramedics treated three people, however a man died at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified. Two others were taken to hospital in a critical condition.
A man was arrested after a brief manhunt on nearby Smythe Street, also in Merrylands. A crime scene has been established.
Amber Schultz is a crime and justice reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via X or email.
