A 28-year-old Tongan man has been arrested and charged after allegedly stabbing and assaulting two contractors from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney’s west.
NSW Police were called to Clyde around 4am on Thursday following reports that a 54-year-old man had been stabbed in the cheek and neck, while a 36-year-old man was assaulted. Both men, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, were taken to Westmead Hospital.
The contractors were reportedly transporting the Tongan national from Villawood to Sydney Airport when the incident occurred. Following the attack, the man fled the scene, prompting NSW Police to issue an arrest warrant and a public warning not to approach him. He was last sighted in Harris Park.
By 9:40pm on Friday, police received a tip-off that the man had been spotted in Eschol Park, about 50 kilometres south-west of Sydney’s CBD. Officers from Campbelltown Police Area Command located and arrested him shortly after in nearby St Andrews. A 24-year-old woman was also taken into custody.
The man has since been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder, and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He was refused bail and is scheduled to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
The woman has been charged with knowingly harbouring an escaped inmate. She has been granted bail and is expected to appear at Campbelltown Local Court on Thursday.
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