Mass brawl between inmates at a maximum-security NSW jail leaves '12 people injured' - with one airlifted to hospital after being stabbed multiple times
- Mass brawl at Lithgow Correctional Centre has left at least 12 people injured
- Incident broke out on Sunday at the jail in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney
- An inmate has been airlifted to Westmead Hospital and is in an induced coma
At least 12 people have been injured after a prison brawl at a New South Wales correctional facility.
The stabbing incident broke out at Lithgow Correctional Centre in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, on Sunday morning.
Emergency services rushed to the maximum-security men's prison about 10.50am after receiving reports a man was stabbed.
A 36-year-old male inmate was airlifted to Westmead Hospital with multiple stab wounds to the chest and head injuries
The stabbing incident broke out at Lithgow Correctional Centre (pictured) in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, on Sunday
But when crews arrived to the scene there were twelve people who had been injured.
A 36-year-old male inmate was airlifted to Westmead Hospital with multiple stab wounds to the chest.
He was also suffering head injuries and is believed to have been placed into an induced coma, 7News reports.
Another person had been taken to Bathurst Hospital via road ambulance while another was rushed to Nepean Hospital for treatment.
At least twelve people are believed to have been injured in the brawl with nine people being assessed at the medical centre at the prison.
Multiple NSW Ambulance crews are currently on the scene at the maximum-security men's prison
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