Police Believe Missing Mid-Coast Teen Could Be In Newcastle

 BY IAN CROUCH

Police have issued an appeal for information to help find a missing teenager who could be in Newcastle.

13-year-old Tadgh Kelly was last seen at a shopping centre in Forster at about 4.30pm on Thursday.

Police believe he may have travelled to Newcastle or Sydney on public transport.

Tadgh is described as being of Caucasian appearance with a slim build, about 160cm tall with short blonde hair.

He was last seen wearing a black Nike cap, black shirt with a Tommy Hilfiger label, black shorts and grey joggers.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. 

Missing teen Tadgh Kelly

 

Woman Stable In John Hunter Hospital After Mid Coast Stabbing

BY IAN CROUCH

A 21-year-old woman is in a stable condition in the John Hunter Hospital after a domestic-related stabbing incident on the Mid North Coast.

Police say she was in the car park at Beach Road in Forster with a friend on Friday night when she was approached by a man known to her and stabbed twice in the back.

Her 22-year-old female friend was allegedly threatened with a knife and had her phone taken when she tried to help the victim - who was taken to Manning Base Hospital before being airlifted to Newcastle in a stable condition.

A 31-year-old man was later arrested at a home in Forster and charged with robbery while armed with an offensive weapon, wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and breaching an AVO.