Police swoop on new stabbing horror in city shopping centre

Shocked bystanders reportedly witnessed a man stabbing himself with a knife in a busy shopping centre.

The incident happened around 4.30pm at Chullora Marketplace in Sydney’s western suburb of Greenacre.

According to a Facebook page that tracks emergency services activities, “a mentally ill man grabbed a knife and started stabbing himself,”

“No one else was hurt.”

Shocked bystanders reportedly witnessed a man stabbing himself with a knife in a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s west

Photos from the scene showed a seated man with officers surrounding him at Chullora Marketplace

Photos from the scene showed a seated man with officers surrounding him at Chullora Marketplace

Photos from the scene show a man sitting on a bench surrounded by officers, one of whom even has a glove around his neck.

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