A man and woman are dead following an axe attack in Sydney's southwest.
Emergency services were called to a home on Huntley Place in Cartwright at 4.30pm this afternoon following a neighbourhood dispute which saw the street placed into lockdown.
Officers placed the street in lockdown shortly after arriving and negotiated for a short time with the alleged offender.
The officers located a woman and a man suffering serious stab wounds. The woman was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition, but police later confirmed she had died.
