Man, 93, arrested after allegedly stabbing woman, 79, in Blacktown shopping centre

Key points

• A 93-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stabbing a 79-year-old woman in a Blacktown shopping centre. Emergency services were called to the centre on Patrick St after reports of an armed offender. Police were told the woman had been stabbed multiple times.
• Paramedics treated her before she was taken to hospital in a serious condition. Police arrested the man nearby, believed to know the woman.
• He has been charged with reckless wounding and two counts of common assault, both considered domestic violence offences. He was refused bail and is due to appear in court on Monday.