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The Australian
4 days ago
- The Australian
Two injured, woman charged after alleged stabbing at InterContinental Sydney
Two employees at a luxe hotel in Sydney's CBD have been injured after they were allegedly attacked by a co-worker. Police were called to the InterContinental Sydney on Macquarie St at about 2.30am on Saturday after reports of an assault. A 30-year-old woman suffered stab wounds to her upper body, with police believing scissors were used in the alleged attack. Police continue to investigate the incident, though charges are not yet laid. Picture: NewsWire / Monique Harmer Sydney City Police Area Command's Chief Inspector Gary Coffey said police had so far been unable to determine an exact motive for the alleged stabbing. 'At this stage we're unable to confirm the exact motive for this crime other than all three persons involved in this incident are co-workers,' he told media on Saturday afternoon. 'I'm not exactly sure of the circumstances which led up to the attack but you would have to think there was some sort of a, perhaps a dispute this morning in the work environment. 'We have to pay tribute to the co-workers who intervened because the situation could have been a lot worse than it is.' The 30-year-old woman was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a stable condition. Police allege a 27-year-old woman was assaulted as she tried to intervene in the altercation, suffering minor injuries. The violent incident took place in one of Sydney's most exclusive hotels. Picture: Google A 31-year-old woman was arrested at the scene. She has since been charged with cause wounding/grievous bodily harm to the person with intent to murder and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. She was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday. Police say all three women are known to one another. InterContinental has been contacted for comment.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- The Guardian
Woman allegedly stabs colleague with scissors in attack at InterContinental Sydney hotel
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly wielded scissors in a stabbing attack against her co-worker in a luxury hotel in central Sydney. Emergency services were called to the InterContinental Sydney on Macquarie Street at 2.20am on Saturday after reports of an assault. Police found a 30-year-old woman with stab wounds to her upper body, police said. She was treated by New South Wales Ambulance paramedics and taken to St Vincent's hospital where she was due to undergo surgery today, chief inspector Gary Coffey said. A 27-year-old woman was also injured after attempting to intervene and was also taken to St Vincent's Hospital. Sign up: AU Breaking News email A 31-year-old woman was arrested at the hotel and taken to Day Street police station where she was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder and assault, police said in a statement. All three women worked together at the hotel, Coffey said. He said the attack weapon was a pair of scissors and that the incident unfolded in a back office area out of public view. 'At this stage, we're unable to confirm the exact motive for this crime, other than all three persons involved in this incident are co-workers,' he told reporters on Saturday morning. 'I'm not exactly sure of the circumstances which led up to the attack, but you would have to think that there was some sort of … dispute, this morning in the work environment.' When asked whether the attack was 'frenzied', Coffey said it was – and that it was 'lucky that things didn't escalate worse than that'. A spokesperson from InterContinental said no comment would be made. The 31-year-old was refused bail to appear before Parramatta local court on Sunday.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- News.com.au
Woman charged after alleged stabbing at InterContinental Sydney
Two employees at a luxe hotel in Sydney's CBD have allegedly been attacked by a co-worker. Police were called to the InterContinental Sydney on Macquarie St at about 2.30am on Saturday after reports of an assault. A 30-year-old woman had suffered stab wounds to her upper body. She was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a stable condition. Police allege a 27-year-old woman was assaulted as she tried to intervene in the altercation, suffering minor injuries. A 31-year-old woman was arrested at the scene. She has since been charged with cause wounding/grievous bodily harm to the person with intent to murder and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. She was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday. Police say all three women are known to one another. Sydney City Police Area Command's Chief Inspector Gary Coffey said police had so far been unable to determine an exact motive for the alleged stabbing, other than the fact all three women were co-workers. 'We have to pay tribute to the co-workers who intervened because the situation could have been a lot worse than it is,' he said, as per The Daily Telegraph.
Perth Now
16-07-2025
- Perth Now
Luxury designer handbags stolen in city centre ram raid
Buyers are warned to be on the lookout for suspiciously cheap designer handbags after a ram raid on a luxury store. Italian designer fashion retailer Fendi was the target of the attack in Sydney's city-centre early on Wednesday, when tens of thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen from the shopfront, police say. Chief Inspector Gary Coffey said a Lexus SUV, stolen on Monday night, was driven on to the pavement on Elizabeth St about 3:45am and smashed the shop window. "Three offenders got out of that that vehicle and entered the store. "They stole a number of luxury handbags and other items," Insp Coffey told reporters on Wednesday. Broken glass scattered across the footpath and empty shopfront displays greeted police and store employees when they arrived at the scene. The stolen Lexus used in the ram raid was left outside the store and the raiders fled in two other vehicles, a white BMW and a grey Audi, which were stolen on Tuesday night. The attackers wore hoods and gloves, making multiple trips into the store. But the car left behind has police hopeful of finding some forensic evidence to track them down. The ram raid appeared to have a degree of planning due to the number of people involved and the use of multiple stolen vehicles, Insp Coffey said. He warned people to be wary of online advertisements spruiking cheap handbags following the ram raid. "If people do see luxury handbags for sale on various platforms at prices that are below normal market value, those bags may well be stolen. "They probably want to get rid of their items as quickly as possible. "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is," Insp Coffey said. Sydney's ram raid comes a few months after five men were arrested over similar attacks in Victoria. Six luxury stores were targeted in a spree of Melbourne ram raids in March and April, with goods worth more than $1 million stolen.
Sydney Morning Herald
15-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney CBD ram raiders flee in cars laden with luxury handbags
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of luxury handbags have been stolen from a high-end store in Sydney's CBD. The flagship store of the Italian luxury fashion house Fendi was targeted in a ram raid at about 3.45am on Wednesday, with a Lexus SUV smashing through the store's large glass windows. Three alleged robbers emerged from the SUV, entering the store through the broken window and grabbing handbags from the Elizabeth Street store's display. The trio ran in and out of the store two or three times each, depositing handfuls of bags in the waiting cars, then running back in to grab more, before fleeing the scene in two vehicles. Investigators and Fendi staff are examining CCTV to determine the exact value of the stolen bags. A single Fendi bag costs anywhere between $2000 and $15,000. The robbers were wearing gloves and had their faces covered. 'Obviously this is an incident and a crime that's had a degree of planning,' Chief Inspector Gary Coffey said at a press conference on Wednesday morning. The getaway vehicles, a white BMW (registration NCA59A) and a grey Audi S3 (registration DMR81V), were stolen from a Kingsford home overnight.
