Police inquiries are continuing after a couple were found suffering stab wounds at a home in Sydney’s Inner West last night.
Emergency services were called to the home on Etonville Parade, Croydon, about 8.40pm on Thursday.
“When police arrived they found a 70-year-old man with stab wounds to the head,” said NSW Police in a statement.
“Officers from Burwood Police Area Command attended and following a search of the home, a 65-year-old woman, known to the man, was found in the backyard with stab wounds.
“They were both taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where the man remains in a critical condition and the woman remains in a serious condition.”
The man is in a critical care in hospital while is wife is also being treated for her injuries. It’s understood she attacked her husband with a pick axe and that her own wounds were self-inflicted.
Police say they are not seeking any other parties in relation to the incident.
