Teenager Charged with Murder After Sydney Stabbing
A 15-year-old boy faces court after police charged him with murder following the stabbing of a 17-year-old near a school in Sydney’s north-west.
Police report two boys were in a reserve in Rouse Hill when three other boys approached them on Monday afternoon.
During the encounter, the 17-year-old sustained a stab wound to the thigh and died at the scene.
The 15-year-old presented himself to a police station monday night and received a murder charge.
The 17-year-old died after an alleged stabbing at a Rouse Hill reserve on Monday.(ABC News)
Police allege the accused “set upon” the 17-year-old in an unprovoked attack, according to a forensic evidence submission presented in court.
The court also heard the 15-year-old told officers, “I just stabbed another boy in the leg” when he arrived at the police station.
Witnesses reported seeing a person wearing a balaclava flee the scene instantly after the stabbing.
The case returns to court in January.
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