Friday, 14 April 2023

Two Men in Hospital After Alleged Stabbing at Broadmeadow Station

BY OLIVIA DILLON

A man is in police custody after another man was allegedly stabbed at a train station in Newcastle this morning.

Emergency services were called to Broadmeadow Train Station about 10:15am, following reports a man had suffered a stab wound to his abdomen.

He's been taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition, after being treated at the scene by paramedics.

Police reportedly deployed capsicum spray in order to arrest the alleged offender outside the station.

He's been taken to the Calvary Mater Hospital where he remains under police guard.

Officers from the Newcastle City Police District have established a crime scene and an investigation is now underway into the circumstances surrounding the event.