A woman is dead and a man is fighting for life in hospital after a stabbing in north-west Sydney this morning.
Just before 5am, emergency services were called to a home in Illabo Street in Quakers Hill after reports of a disturbance.
Police found a man on the footpath who had suffered apparent stab wounds.
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A woman was found dead inside the home. She is yet to be formally identified.
The injured man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Police arrested a 47-year-old man after he attended Blacktown Police Station.
The investigation continues.
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