BY IAN CROUCH
A man is assisting police with their inquiries over an alleged stabbing in Merewether overnight.
Emergency services were called to the Merewether Bowling Club on Caldwell Street just after 7.30pm on Sunday 22 Mar 2026 to reports of an assault.
Police were told a man who was working as a musician at the club had been stabbed several times near the entrance to the club by another man.
The 69-year-old was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition with stab wounds to his chest and back.
Just after 1.30am today (Monday 23 March 2026) detectives arrested a 53-year-old man at a Stockton home.
He was taken to Newcastle Police Station where investigations are ongoing.
