NSW:Man arrested over stabbing

AAP General News (Australia)
08-08-2010
NSW:Man arrested over stabbing

SYDNEY, Aug 8 AAP - A young man has been arrested over the early-morning stabbing and
glassing of another man in Sydney's southwest.

A 25-year-old male was walking with three women along Macquarie Street in Liverpool,
about 3.30am (AEST) on Sunday, when he became involved in fight with two other men.

Police say one of the alleged offenders stabbed the victim in the abdomen and the other
struck him over the head with a glass bottle.

He collapsed and the two men attempted to flee the area but patrolling police arrested
a 21-year-old man nearby.

The injured man was treated at the scene by paramedics and rushed to Liverpool Hospital
in a serious condition.

He was expected to undergo surgery. Police are questioning the man in custody.

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