Friday 8 March 2019

Fatal Stabbing at Hamilton

BY MADELAINE MCNEILL

Police have confirmed one man is dead and another is in surgery following a stabbing in Newcastle overnight.

Around 3:30 this morning police responded to reports of two men fighting on Hamilton's Donald Street and arrived to find the men had already left the scene in a car possibly driven by a third man.

Shortly after, officers attended a unit on Coady Street in Hamilton South where they located the body of a 51-year-old man.

A 23-year-old man with serious head injuries was treated at the scene by paramedics and has been taken to the John Hunter Hospital for surgery.

Newcastle City Police officers are continuing to investigate the scene.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.

Photo: Jarrod Melmeth/2NURFM News