Overview

• The stabbing occurred around 11:30 am on Saturday as the victim was walking through Pacific Square in Maroubra.
• NSW Ambulance crews arrived just before midday and treated the man for a neck wound at the scene.
• Police have described the suspect as about 180 cm tall with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander appearance wearing a black ‘GEED UP’ hoodie, light-coloured pants, a black cap and a blue surgical mask.
• Authorities are urging anyone with information or mobile phone footage to contact NSW Police.
• The attack has heightened safety concerns in Sydney’s shopping centres during a recent rise in violent public incidents.