Man stabbed in neck at Pacific Square shopping centre in Maroubra in Sydney's eastern suburbs
A young man has been stabbed in the neck at a shopping centre, and his alleged attacker is on the run.
The 23-year-old was allegedly attacked at Pacific Square shopping centre on Anzac Parade in Maroubra — in Sydney's eastern suburbs — about 11:30am on Saturday.
Paramedics treated the man for a wound on the back of his neck before taking him in a stable condition to St Vincent's Hospital.
NSW Police are still looking for the man's alleged attacker.
The man was last seen in the shopping centre and is described as Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander and about 180cm tall.
He was wearing a black hoodie jumper, light coloured pants, a black cap and a blue surgical mask.
Anyone with information or footage from the area is urged to contact NSW Police.
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