Two dead in unrelated incidents

A teenage boy and a man in his 20s have both been stabbed to death in unrelated incidents as a wave of knife crime continues across NSW.

About 9pm on Friday, a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the neck at a home on Nymagee Street in Narromine, west of Dubbo in the NSW Western Plains region.

He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Dubbo Regional Airport where he died.

A 26-year-old man was arrested at a home nearby and was taken to Dubbo police station where he is assisting police with their inquiries.

In a separate incident earlier on Friday evening, a man died after being stabbed at Quakers Hill in Sydney’s north-west.

Emergency services were called to Narcissus Avenue just before 8.30pm following reports of a stabbing.

Officers attached Riverstone Police Area Command arrived to find a 28-year-old man with stab wounds to his chest.

He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital in a critical condition. The man died en route to the hospital.

Police have established crime scenes and detectives have launched investigations into both incidents.

They are urging anyone with CCTV footage, dashcam vision or information about either incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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