A man is in hospital after a stabbing in Sydney's west overnight.
About 1.15am today (Tuesday 8 April 2025), emergency services were called to a granny flat on Stafford Street, Penrith, following reports of a stabbing.
On arrival, officers attached to Nepean Police Area Command located a 47-year-old man with stab wounds.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man before he was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.
A short time later, police arrested a 29-year-old woman on Woodriff Street, Penrith.
She has been taken to Nepean Hospital under police guard for assessment.
The man and woman are believed to be known to each other.
Police have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
