A man has been charged after he allegedly stabbed another man in the neck in front of shocked bystanders over an apparent neighbour dispute in western Sydney.
Emergency services were called to a shopping centre on Commercial Road in Lalor Park about 11.15am on Thursday following reports of a stabbing.
Confronting CCTV showed the pair swatting and kicking each other before one man pulled out a kitchen knife and stabbed the other in the neck.
The victim was heard screaming in pain and stumbled as he tried to remain steady on his feet.
Bystanders rushed to help the injured man and ushered him to safety into a nearby barber shop as the alleged attacker fled the scene.
The 53-year-old victim was treated for multiple stab wounds to his back before he was rushed to Westmead Hospital in a serious condition.
Police established a crime scene outside the shops and launched a manhunt for the alleged attacker, who was tracked down to a nearby unit block across the road.
Riot squad officers attempted to negotiate with the man, 38, but were forced to break in.
A man (left) has been charged over an alleged stabbing captured on CCTV in Lalor Park
The man was arrested at a unit complex across the road from the shopping centre an hour later
The main was surrounded by at least six officers as he was dragged from the unit complex into a police van.
The man, 38, was later charged with wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and refused bail to appear in Blacktown Local Court later on Friday.
Police believe the men are neighbours and are known to each other.
Superintendent Brendan Gorman reassured the public there was no ongoing threat.
Several items were seized for forensic examination.
The terrifying incident in broad daylight has shocked locals.
'The other bloke just came on top of him,' one witness told the Daily Telegraph.
'There was another bloke who dragged the guy (alleged victim) into another shop to get him away.
Riot squad officers were called in to track down the alleged attacker
'I was still focused on the other bloke and I swore at him to 'f**k off with the knife', and he walked away and into the unit complex. It was insane how quick it happened.'
Police urge anyone with information or footage to contact Blacktown Police Station or Crime Stoppers.
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