Overview
- Two boys aged 15 and 17 were arrested about 9:40pm on Beach Road shortly after the incident near Glasgow Avenue.
- Police charged the 15-year-old with 10 offences and the 17-year-old with four, and both were refused bail ahead of a Parramatta bail court appearance today.
- Investigators say an argument with a boy on an e-bike escalated before a second assault after another boy returned allegedly armed with a knife.
- The 54-year-old victim sustained an upper-body stab wound and was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
- Officers revised the weapon description from machete to large knife, and both teenagers were already on bail as inquiries continue.