Man Arrested After Double Stabbing During Mount Druitt Brawl

A violent brawl at Westfield Mount Druitt shopping centre in Sydney's west resulted in two men being stabbed on June 24, 2025. The fight began inside a Kmart store before spilling outside, where a man in his 20s suffered critical stab wounds and a teenager was injured with slash wounds to his hand and face. Both victims were hospitalized, with the man in critical condition and the teenager stable. Police established crime scenes inside the store and outside on the footpath, and arrested an 18-year-old man the following day in nearby Rooty Hill in connection with the stabbing. Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers and emphasized that the individuals involved were known to each other. Meanwhile, a separate stabbing incident occurred in London’s Barnsdale Avenue on June 23, where a man in his 30s was stabbed in the groin, but no arrests have yet been made.