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A 27-year-old woman allegedly stabbed a man in Sydney's Newtown shopping strip around noon on Monday after stealing a knife from Mitre 10. The incident occurred outside Zambrero restaurant where she threatened multiple people before police intervened and used a Taser to subdue her. The injured man, aged 48, was treated at the scene and taken to hospital with stab wounds to his hand; he is in stable condition. King Street remains closed between Church Street and Wilson Street while authorities investigate further.
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Story summary
On Monday around 11:40 am, in Newtown, Sydney, emergency services responded to reports of an assault near a cinema on King Street. A 48-year-old man was found with stab wounds to his hand and was taken to hospital in stable condition after paramedics treated him at the scene. The attacker, a 27-year-old woman suspected of being mentally unwell, had allegedly stolen a knife from Mitre 10 and attacked multiple people and vehicles before stabbing the man outside Zambrero restaurant. Police ordered her to drop the weapon but she refused, leading officers to use a Taser and arrest her. Part of King Street was closed in both directions during the incident.
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A man has been rushed to hospital after a being stabbed by a woman on one of Sydney's busiest shopping strips before police Tasered the alleged attacker.
asserted
police → rush → attacker
Emergency services were called to King Street in Newtown, outside a cinema, about 11.40am on Monday following reports of an assault.
asserted
services → call → assault
Officers from Inner West Police Area Command arrived to find a 48-year-old man who had allegedly been stabbed in the hand by a woman unknown to him.
uncertain
who → arrive → him
'A mentally unwell lady stole a knife from Mitre 10 and started attacking and threatening a bunch of people and cars and then stabbed one person outside Zambrero, a section of king st closed both directions,' a source told Daily Mail.
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source → steal → Mail
Paramedics treated the man at the scene before taking him to hospital in a stable condition.
asserted
Paramedics → treat → condition
Police immediately launched a search of the surrounding area and soon located a 27-year-old woman nearby who was allegedly armed with a knife.
uncertain
who → launch → knife
Officers ordered the woman to drop the weapon, but police allege she failed to comply.
asserted
she → order → weapon
A Taser was then deployed and the woman was arrested.
asserted
woman → deploy → ?
A man has been rushed to hospital after a being stabbed by a woman on one of Sydney's busiest shopping strips before police Tasered the alleged attacker
She was taken to Newtown Police Station, where inquiries are continuing.
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inquiries → rush → Station
Police have established a crime scene on King Street as detectives investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged attack.
asserted
detectives → establish → attack
King Street between Church Street and Wilson Street remains closed, with motorists urged to avoid the area.
asserted
motorists → remain → area
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