A 21-year-old man has been arrested and is under police guard in hospital following an incident at a shopping centre in Sydney's south yesterday.
Just after 2.00pm yesterday (Wednesday 24 July 2024), emergency services were called to a shopping centre on the Kingsway at Miranda, following reports of a man throwing bottles inside a bathroom on level one.
Officers from Sutherland Shire Police Area Command attended and located several bottles which were seized for further forensic analysis.
The shopping centre was not evacuated.
Police established a number of crime scenes and commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
About 2:16pm officers arrested a 21-year-old man nearby.
During a search of the man police located and seized a knife, a bottle and other items.
He has been taken to Sutherland Police Station, before being taken to hospital for treatment for a minor injury and assessment.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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