Overview
- Emergency services were called just after midnight to Patrick Street in Blacktown, where a 31-year-old driver was found with an arm laceration.
- Paramedics treated the driver at the scene before he was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.
- A 17-year-old was arrested about 2:45am at a Valeria Street home in Toongabbie and charged with wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
- The teenager was refused bail to appear before the Children’s Court on Sunday as police continue their investigation.
- Authorities say the passenger was unknown to the driver and was reportedly armed with a machete during the assault.