In the third stabbing within 24 hours, a man was allegedly assaulted at Broken Hill in the state’s far west.
Police were called to O’Farrell Street at about 1pm on Friday where they found a man, 37, with a stab wound.
He was treated by paramedics and taken to Broken Hill Base Hospital, before being transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious condition.
Later that evening police executed a search warrant on Bowen Street and arrested a 29-year-old man.
He was refused bail and will face Dubbo Local Court on Saturday charged with wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Police have established crime scenes and detectives have launched investigations into all three incidents.
They come only a fortnight after Joel Cauchi’s deadly stabbing rampage at Sydney’s Bondi Westfield and a teenager’s alleged stabbing of Christian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel put knife crime in the spotlight.
Police are urging anyone with CCTV footage, dashcam vision or information about Friday’s stabbings to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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