Woman Tasered, arrested after alleged stabbing outside Sydney cinema

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-05

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On Monday, a woman in her mid-20s went on a rampage through the Newtown shopping strip in Sydney's Inner West, reportedly stealing a knife from Mitre 10 and threatening multiple people. The incident occurred around noon near a cinema on King Street. A man was stabbed in the hand and rushed to the hospital in stable condition. Police located the woman armed with a knife nearby and tried to get her to drop it, but she refused. Officers then deployed a Taser and arrested her. Part of King Street was closed both ways during the incident.

Written for “Knife Attack In Sydney” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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📰 Knife Attack In Sydney
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Woman armed with a knife goes on rampage through Sydney's Newtown shopping strip - stabbing a stranger and threatening shoppers same event · 95%
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 18% hedged 2 of 11 📰 publisher trust 65
“Both articles describe a woman armed with a knife who stabbed a stranger and was later Tasered by police in Sydney's Newtown area.”

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The Sydney Morning Herald · 2411 article(s) · 4 correction(s) detected
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