A man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing another man several times at a railway station in Sydney’s west overnight.
About 10.45pm on Thursday, July 14, a 44-year-old man and a woman entered a lift at Kingswood Railway Station.
As the lift doors opened onto the main concourse area, police will allege another man lunged towards the 44-year-old man with a knife stabbing him in the chest.
A scuffle commenced between the two men with the alleged attacker breaking free and running from the scene.
The injured man collapsed on the roadway and emergency services were contacted and attended.
The man was treated and the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics before being taken to Westmead Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
Officers attached to Nepean Police Area Command attended and were involved in a foot pursuit with a man matching the description of the man on the Great Western Highway.
A perimeter was established after the man evaded police and the Police Dog Unit attended.
A 46-year-old man was arrested at a house in Rodgers Street, Kingswood and taken to Nepean Hospital where he remains under police guard.
Inquiries are continuing.
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