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Charges laid in Facebook brawl

Two men and a teenager have been charged after a pre-arranged brawl in Sydney’s northwest left a father and son fighting for their lives.

The men – aged 20, 18 and 15 – have been charged with wounding with intent and affray after the fight, which police say was organised on Facebook, at the Rouse Hill shopping centre on Thursday evening.

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They have been told a group of about 20 men arranged to meet outside the shopping centre for a fight for reasons unknown.

A 41-year-old man was stabbed in his stomach, arms and back, and his 20-year-old son suffered a single stab wound to the chest during the melee at the intersection of Caddies Boulevard and White Hart Drive.

A knife, scissors and baseball bat have been seized from the crime scene as police continue their investigations.

Five men were arrested at a home in Whalan a short time after the fight broke out about 8.30pm.

The father and son have both undergone surgery and remain in a critical condition at Westmead Hospital, police said.

The trio were refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Friday.

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