SYDNEY, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Australian police have confirmed that a man has been arrested after a woman was fatally stabbed in Sydney's west on Monday afternoon.

At about 1:40 p.m. local time, emergency services were called to a home at Great Western Highway in Kingswood, following reports of a stabbing.

A 21-year-old woman was found sustaining two stab wounds to her chest.

Paramedics treated the injured woman but she was later declared deceased at the scene. Authorities are working to formally confirm the identity of the victim.

After the stabbing occurred, officers from the New South Wales Police Force were informed that a 22-year-old man was spotted fleeing the incident site.

They established a crime scene and began inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the stabbing.

When the clock hit at 7:10 p.m. local time, officers arrested the runaway man on Derby Street in Penrith without incident.

"He has been taken to Penrith Police Station and is assisting with inquiries," police said in their latest update.

Before the man was taken into custody, Detective Superintendent Trent King from Nepean Police Area Command told local media that he was wanted in relation to the woman's death.

The man, believed to have been in a domestic relationship with the victim, is allegedly "the perpetrator of this incident and had caused those injuries," said King.

With over 10,000 people residing in the suburb, Kingswood is located 50 km west of Sydney's central business district. Enditem

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