A man has faced court, charged after an alleged stabbing during a break and enter in the state's north last month.
About 3.15am on Tuesday 6 October 2026, officers attached to New England Police District were called to a business on Blueberry Drive, Moree, following reports a man had been stabbed.
Police arrived and found a 42-year-old man with a laceration to his lower back; officers rendered first aid until NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived. The man was then taken to Moree Hospital for treatment.
Officers allege two men smashed a window and entered the warehouse, before the 42-year-old confronted one of the intruders and was injured with an axe by a second intruder.
The two alleged intruders then left in their vehicle in a westerly direction along Blueberry Drive.
Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.
Following extensive inquiries, about 12am today (Monday 9 November 2026), police stopped a sedan on the Newell Highway, Boggabilla, and arrested a passenger of the vehicle – a 20-year-old man.
He was taken to Moree Police Station where he was charged with three offences,
- Specially aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-wound
- Armed with intent commit indictable offence, and
- Commit s114 offence, having previous conviction.
He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Court 5 today (Monday 9 November 2026), where he was formally refused bail to reappear before Moree Local Court on Tuesday 19 January 2027.
Inquiries continue.
