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Sydney stabbing: police manhunt under way after one man dead, another critical | Sydney stabbing: police manhunt under way after one man dead, another critical |
(32 minutes later) | |
Police are hunting for a 49-year-old man who fled the scene of a fatal stabbing at a construction site in St Peters | |
A 76-year-old man is dead and a 33-year-old man is in a critical condition after a construction site stabbing in Sydney’s inner west, with police now hunting the alleged assailant. | |
NSW police on Wednesday afternoon said they were searching for a 49-year-old construction worker who fled the scene of the stabbing at St Peters. | |
Inspector Chad Deegenaars said the three men knew each other. | |
“Police and ambulance on arrival found a 76-year-old man deceased and it appears a 33-year-old man was also suffering stab wounds,” he said. | |
“Attempts to render first aid were made to both parties. Unfortunately, the 76-year-old man could not be revived.” | |
The 33-year-old was taken to Royal Prince Alfred hospital in a critical condition and underwent surgery. | |
Detectives don’t believe it was a random attack, Deegenaars said. | |
“Our investigators are finding out what the disagreement was. What the motive was, we don’t know.” | |
Emergency services were called to the construction site on the Princes Highway about 1pm. | |
The alleged attacker was described as Caucasian, 180cm tall and with a shaved head. He was wearing a high-vis yellow shirt and long blue work pants. | |
Police have warned the public not to approach the man if they see him but to instead call triple zero. | Police have warned the public not to approach the man if they see him but to instead call triple zero. |
Sydneysiders were urged to stay away from the intersection of Short Street and the Princes Highway. | |
Video from the scene, posted to Twitter, shows a number of men in high-vis clothing standing in an area roped off by crime-scene tape. | Video from the scene, posted to Twitter, shows a number of men in high-vis clothing standing in an area roped off by crime-scene tape. |
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