Wentworthville stabbing: One man dead another arrested after attack inside home

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
A man has arrested following the attack.
A man has arrested following the attack. Credit: AAP

One man is dead after being fatally stabbed in the neck during a horror attack inside a suburban Sydney home.

Tge alleged offender has been arrested following the stabbing at Wentworthville.

At about 6:30am on Thursday, emergency services were called to a home on Layton Street, Wentworthville, following reports a man had been stabbed.

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Officers attached to Cumberland police area command attended and found a 64-year-old man had been stabbed in the neck.

NSW Ambulance paramedics attended, however the man died at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

A woman, aged 60, who was also at the property was not injured in the incident.

A 34-year-old man was arrested a short time later and taken to Granville Police Station.

All three people are believed to be known to each other.

Police have established a crime scene with investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident ongoing.

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