NSW: Man in critical condition after being stabbed

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2008
NSW: Man in critical condition after being stabbed

SYDNEY, Aug 23 AAP - A man stabbed three times during a fight at a hotel in Sydney's
southwest is in a critical condition.

Police said the 19-year-old became involved in a dispute with another man before he
was punched and stabbed in the torso at a hotel on Menangle Road, Menangle at 12.30am
(AEST).

A friend drove the injured teenager to Camden hospital before he was transferred to
Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.

Police say they have identified several witnesses and are now searching for a man about
18 years-old with a thin build and 165 cm tall.

He was wearing a black jumper and a black cap.

Anyone with any information should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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KEYWORD: STABBING

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