Kebab shop chaos as wild brawl erupts before a man bolts inside, grabs a KNIFE, stabs his rival and goes on the run
- Man stabbed after a fight with another man in Merrylands on Sunday night
- Witnesses say men were fighting before one got knife from nearby kebab shop
- Stabbed other man before attempting to attack other shocked bystanders
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A man has been stabbed after a wild brawl spiralled out of control, leaving shaken diners in western Sydney fearing for their lives.
Police remain at the cordoned off scene following the incident at Merrylands just after 8pm on Sunday.
A police hunt for the armed man is underway.
Witnesses said two men got involved in a fight outside a bakery on Merrylands Road when one ran to a nearby kebab shop to grab a knife.
He sprinted back to the bakery and stabbed the other, witnesses said.
Police speak to bystanders following a stabbing on the main strip of Merrylands on Sunday
The incident was witnessed by shocked diners. No arrests have been made at this stage
They claimed the armed man then tried to attack other bystanders in the street and fled the scene before police arrived minutes later.
The chaos unfolded in front of young children.
‘I was across the road with my family, going to a cafe to have a coffee and then I saw an argument in front of the bakery,’ one witness said.
‘Then the guy ran to the pizza shop to grab a knife and went towards the other person he had an argument with.
‘Before he had the knife in his hands, I thought I could help him out or ask him to calm him down . When he came running back with the knife, I thought it was better to walk away. I wasn’t feeling safe, especially with the kids.’
The chaos unfolded outside a bakery and nearby kebab shop on Merrylands Road
This bystander was walking to a nearby cafe with his young family when chaos erupted
One man was taken to hospital suffering a non life-threatening laceration to his arm.
He remains in Westmead Hospital under police guard.
A NSW Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia an investigation is underway, along with a search to find the second man involved in the incident.
No arrests have been made at this stage.
A man was taken to hospital under police guard with non life-threatening lacerations