A teenager will face court today after he allegedly stabbed another teenager in the leg following a car crash in Prospect.
About 7.40pm on Friday, November 29, emergency services were called to Myrtle Street, Prospect, following reports of a car crash.
Officers from Blacktown Police Area Command were told a red vehicle had crashed into two parked cars and a power pole after it had followed by a group of people in another two cars.
As one of the males from the red car tried to run away, he was allegedly chased and stabbed in the leg on Oaktree Grove, Prospect.
The injured 16-year-old was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Westmead Children’s Hospital in a stable condition.
Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation.
Following inquiries, about 7.30pm yesterday (Monday, December 2), police, with the assistance of specialist units, arrested a 16-year-old boy at a home in Blacktown.
The teenager was taken to Blacktown Station and charged with ‘wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm’, ‘armed with intent commit indictable offence’, ‘custody of knife in public place’ and ‘stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc. harm (personal)’.
He was refused bail to appear at a Children’s Court today.
Police will allege in court the 16-year-old teen stabbed the other teen in the leg.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.