BY IAN CROUCH
Police are appealing for witnesses to a stabbing incident at Nelson Bay.
Officers were called to reports of a brawl on Donald Street at about 1.30am on Sunday.
They attended a home on Shoal Bay Road a short time later and found a 41-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to his back.
He was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition, suffering collapsed lungs, bruising and cuts to his head.
A number of items have been collected from Donald Street and police have seized a vehicle for examination.
Anyone who witnessed the brawl, or who has dashcam footage is urged to call Crime Stoppers.
