A man and woman have been charged after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the carpark of a Balmain Woolworths on Thursday night.
Two teenagers, aged 16 and 14, had left the supermarket when they were allegedly confronted by a man armed with a knife.
After a verbal exchange, the man stabbed the 16-year-old in the abdomen, before leaving the area with a woman, police said.
NSW police arrested a man, 29, (pictured) and a woman, 26, following the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy
Police will allege in court that after a short verbal exchange, the man stabbed the boy in the abdomen, before leaving the area with a woman
A 16-year-old boy (pictured) was stabbed in a Woolworths carpark on Thursday evening
About 4.30pm Saturday, police arrested a 29-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman at a home in Balmain.
The man was taken to Newtown Police Area Command and the female to Day Street Police Station.
Police say the attack occurred when the man questioned the teenager if he had a lighter. He allegedly began to stab the teenager when he responded no.
The victim suffered stab wounds to his abdominal area, severing tendons and piercing his liver. The victim also suffered broken bones in his hand when he pleaded to stop the attack.
He lay on the bloodied ground as the attacker allegedly fled the scene with the female accomplice.
The teenager was rushed to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after being treated by paramedics at the scene.
He underwent surgery and is now in a stable condition.
The man and woman were arrested at 4.30pm on Saturday in a residence on Foy Street, Balmain (pictured)
Witnesses described hearing chilling screams from the carpark, before seeing the boy covered in blood. Bloody clothes are seen discarded in the gutter
Emergency services were called to the Woolworths carpark in Balmain, an affluent suburb in Sydney’s inner-west, about 6.50pm on Thursday. The boy is seen in the back of an ambulance
His mother told 9 News that she is ‘very very very happy’ about the quick arrests after investigations from Leichardt Police Area Command.
Witnesses described hearing chilling screams from the car park, before seeing the boy covered in blood.
One witness said was initially alerted to their screams but assumed the teenage brothers were mucking around.
‘Then I heard him call out ‘I’ve been stabbed! I’ve been stabbed! Help me!’ and I walked over and there was just blood all over the floor,’ she said.
The witness recalled the young victim’s confusion and shock following the brutal attack.
The man, who allegedly stabbed a teenager after asking for a lighter, has been taken to Newtown Police Station (pictured). The woman was taken to Day Street Police Station.
The car park was examined on Thursday night as investigator Inspector Gary Coffey called the stabbing a random attack.
‘It’s a pretty ferocious attack and it’s not normally something that would occur in this area, so we are very keen to speak to the victim once his condition improves,’ he said.
On Friday, Anthony Bell, Leichardt Police Area Command Acting Superintendent, called the attack: ‘swift and unprovoked,’ the Daily Telegraph reported.
‘Obviously all involved parties including the families are traumatised by this event,’ he said.
The victim (pictured) underwent two surgeries for his injuries as his mother said she is ‘very very very happy’ about the arrests
The car park was examined by Police on Friday after a crime scene was established in the Woolworths car park (pictured)
The car park is on Darling Street, (pictured) in Balmain, an affluent suburb in Sydney’s inner-west
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