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Three teenagers have been charged with several offences after a woman was stabbed and seriously injured in the NSW Illawarra region overnight.
The emergency services were called to Wegit Way, Warrawong, following reports of a brawl at around 6.30pm on Wednesday.
Police found a 39-year-old woman suffering from stab wounds to her torso.
She was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Wollongong Hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.
A crime scene was established and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident started.
Three teenagers have been charged after a woman was stabbed and seriously injured in the NSW Illawarra region overnight. Police crime scene tape is pictured
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A short time later, responding police arrested three female teenagers – aged 13, 14, and 15 – on nearby Northcliffe Drive.
Officers seized a number of items, including knives, which will be sent for forensic examination.
The teenagers were taken to Lake Illawarra police station, where the two older girls were charged with being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, custody of a knife in a public place and affray.
The 14-year-old girl was also charged with stalking and intimidation and intend fear and physical harm.
The youngest girl was charged with affray.
All three were refused bail to appear at a children’s court Thursday.
Detectives are continuing their investigation, with initial inquiries suggesting more people were present at the time of the incident.
