A 16-year-old has been arrested after a woman was stabbed to death in Sydney’s south.

In the early hours of the morning, emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at a home on The Kingsway in Woolooware.

Officers found a 42-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds to her back.

She was taken to St George Hospital in a critical condition but died shortly after.

The 16-year-old male was arrested at the scene and taken to Sutherland Police Station.

Police are investigating.

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