Sydney mayor stabbed during home invasion was a victim of mistaken identity, police say

Hawkesbury council's Liberal mayor Patrick Conolly was injured in the early hours of Monday morning when six men broke into his house

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The Liberal mayor of Hawkesbury council has been stabbed during a home invasion in north-west Sydney, with police saying it was likely a case of mistaken identity.

Patrick Conolly, 32, was stabbed in the arm after being threatened by a group of six men at his Bligh Park home, near Windsor, early on Monday.