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Man Fatally Stabbed at Woolbrook Campsite as 43-Year-Old Is Arrested

Detectives are questioning the arrested man during a forensic examination of the campsite.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called about 6pm to a campsite off Danglemah Road at Woolbrook, northeast of Tamworth.
  • Police were told two men fought before one, believed to be in his 50s, was stabbed several times in the chest and neck.
  • NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the injured man at the scene, but he died despite efforts to save him.
  • A 43-year-old man was uninjured, arrested at the scene, and taken to Tamworth police station for questioning.
  • Officers established a crime scene, seized a knife believed to be the weapon, and said no charges had been laid as the investigation continues and the victim remains unformally identified.