BY PETER HYSLOP
A man who broadcast threats live on social media and said he wanted his family reunited as he barricaded himself inside a home at Murrurundi, has been arrested without incident overnight.
Tactical officers began arriving just after 9am yesterday which brought traffic trying to get through on the New England Highway to a standstill, some motorists say they couldn’t get through for six hours.
Police negotiators spoke with the man, who on social media said he was probably going to die. The content has since been removed.
The highway has reopened after the man was arrested at about 10:30 last night.
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| Mayne Street / New England Highway was closed at Murrurundi yesterday. Credit: Google Maps |
