Overview
- In Croydon, a 22-year-old man died after a triple stabbing at Valley Retail Park, with two men aged 21 injured and seven people arrested in total, including three on suspicion of murder and others on suspicion of affray.
- A murder inquiry is under way in Peckham after a 19-year-old was fatally stabbed on Rye Lane, with no arrests announced and police appealing for witnesses and CCTV.
- Two men, aged 19 and 20, were stabbed during an altercation in Tottenham, with both treated for non-life-threatening injuries and three arrests made as police describe the incident as isolated.
- In western Sydney overnight, a man in his 20s was found with multiple stab wounds in Hoxton Park and an 18-year-old was stabbed after a break-in at a North St Marys home, with both taken to hospital in stable conditions and investigations ongoing.
- A separate daytime attack in Merrylands left one person dead and two critically injured, and police arrested an alleged offender after a large search before taking him to Granville Police Station.