POLICE CHARGE MAN OVER STABBING AT SYDNEY SHOPPING CENTRE

New South Wales Police charged a man after a woman was allegedly stabbed at Westfield shopping centre in Blacktown, Sydney, on Sunday, 18 October 2026. Police said officers attended the centre on Patrick Street at around 10am after emergency services received reports of an armed offender. Officers were told the woman had been stabbed multiple times inside the centre, according to police. The woman, identified as the accused man’s wife, remained in a critical condition in hospital after the alleged attack.

Witnesses said the woman tried to seek refuge in The Reject Shop, a discount retailer at the centre. Paramedics treated her at the scene before taking her to hospital. Police described the man as known to the woman when they gave their account of the arrest. The emergency response began on Sunday morning, before officers arrested the man near the shopping centre.

Officers took the man to Blacktown Police Station following his arrest. New South Wales Police said: “He was charged with reckless wounding (DV) and two counts common assault (DV).” Police refused him bail. He was due to appear before Blacktown Local Court on Monday, 19 October 2026.