A boy has been charged with murder after fatally stabbing another boy at a school in Sydney’s west.
Emergency services were called to the scene outside Crawford Public School, on Power St in Doonside, on Friday at around 3.40pm following reports that two teenagers had been stabbed.
Before police could intervene, two teenagers aged 18 and 19 turned up at Blacktown police station with stab wounds.
The 18-year-old died at the scene, New South Wales police said in a statement.
The altercation is believed to be the result of tensions between rival postcodes involving the RFA (Ready For Anything) and 67 gangs.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Power St in Doonside on Friday at around 3.40pm following reports that two teenagers had been stabbed. Photo: 7News
The other teenager was taken to Westmead Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested nearby and taken to Mount Druitt police station.
A NSW Police spokesperson said the boy had been charged with murder and refused to appear in a children’s court on Saturday.
Officers from Blacktown PAC, with assistance from the State Crime Command’s homicide squad, began an investigation into the incident led by Strike Force Cooey.
A school bus with its hazard lights flashing was seen locked at a bus stop in an area cordoned off by police as the investigation continues. Witnesses reported seeing teenagers fighting on the bus moments before the attack.
Children as young as five are believed to have witnessed the incident, with the 18-year-old being in the company of family and friends when the attack took place.
“His last words were ‘help mum, I can’t breathe’,” a relative of the young man who died told the Saturday Telegraph.
“He was such a beautiful boy. They were just on their way to McDonalds.
A local resident said he “saw a young person jump over the fence and several others run into neighboring yards”.
The altercation is believed to be the result of tensions between rival postcodes involving the RFA (Ready For Anything) and 67 gangs.
Teenagers were seen fleeing the scene throwing gang signs, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The RFA gang hails from Mount Druitt while Group 67, which represents postcode 2767, hails from Doonside.
Crawford Public School in Doonside where a teenager was fatally stabbed on Friday
Police have established crime scenes at both locations and are investigating the incident.
The stabbing victims are not believed to be students at Crawford Public School.
A NSW Police spokesperson said: “Around 3.40pm, emergency services responded to a stabbing near a school on Power Street, Doonside. »
“Before officers attached to Blacktown Police Area Command could arrive on scene, two teenage boys presented themselves at Blacktown Police Station with stab wounds.
“They were treated at the scene for serious stab wounds. One teenager died at the scene and the other teenager was taken to hospital in serious condition.
“Police have established crime scenes at both locations and are investigating the incident.
“Following an investigation, police arrested a person nearby.”
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