BY IAN CROUCH
A young man has been savagely bashed and stabbed during a violent home invasion at Broadmeadow on Wednesday morning.
Around 4.00am, police were called to a home on Melbourne Road to reports of an assault.
Police have been told an unknown number of people attempted to force entry into the home before returning and assaulting the man.
A 25-year-old man suffered a stab wound to his torso during the incident and was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
Police have set up a crime scene and are urging anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers.
