Man arrested after young woman allegedly stabbed to death in Sydney

Dominique Tassell and Rhiannon Lewin
7NEWS
The woman, believed to be aged in her 20s, was found with two stab wounds to her chest.
The woman, believed to be aged in her 20s, was found with two stab wounds to her chest. Credit: 7NEWS

A man has been arrested after a young woman was allegedly stabbed to death in Western Sydney.

The 21-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed twice in the chest about 1.40pm on Monday at a home on the Great Western Hwy at Kingswood.

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Two other people who were present called triple-0.

Paramedics treated the woman but she died at the scene.

She is yet to be formally identified.

A man was seen running from the complex, Superintendent Trent King said.

Officers arrested a 22-year-old man at Derby Street, Penrith, about 7.10pm.

He has been taken to Penrith Police Station and is assisting with inquiries.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers.

Originally published on 7NEWS

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