SYDNEY, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A man has been charged over a stabbing attack during a dispute with neighbors northeast of Sydney.
Emergency services were called to a street in Killarney Vale, 60 km northeast of Sydney in the Central Coast region of the state of New South Wales (NSW), around 2 p.m. on Monday where they found two women, aged 23 and 33, and a 20-year-old man with stab wounds.
The 23-year-old woman was airlifted to the hospital in a critical condition, while the 33-year-old was taken to the same hospital by ambulance paramedics in a serious condition.
The man was placed under arrest and taken to the hospital in a stable condition. Upon being released from the hospital, he was taken to a local police station and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, affray, and possessing a prohibited drug.
NSW Police said in a statement that the stab wounds were sustained during a fight following an alleged neighbor dispute.
All three people involved were known to each other, police said.
As of Tuesday, both women were in a stable condition.
NSW Police said that inquiries into the incident are ongoing. ■
