A teenage girl has died and a second is in a critical condition following a stabbing at Parramatta overnight.
About 10.45pm (Friday 18 December 2020), emergency services were called to an apartment complex on Church Street, Parramatta, following reports of a stabbing.
Two girls – both aged 17 – were found suffering stab wounds.
They were taken to Westmead Hospital where one the youths died. She is yet to be formally identified.
The other remains in a critical condition.
Officers attached to the Parramatta Police Area Command, assisted by State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, established Strike Force Benbullen to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Following inquiries, a 19-year-old man was arrested at Parramatta Police Station about 2.50am today (Saturday 19 December 2020).
They are all known to each other.
Inquiries are continuing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
