***PLEASE NOTE: Strike Force Aggnes is pronounced AG-ness.
A strike force has been established as an investigation continues into a fatal stabbing at Lake Macquarie last night.
About 10.20pm yesterday (Monday 4 August 2025), emergency services were called to a home on Euston Close, Edgeworth, following reports of a stabbing.
Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District attended and found a teenage girl with an injury to her torso.
She was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to the John Hunter Hospital where she later died.
While yet to be formally identified, she is believed to be a 14-year-old girl.
A 13-year-old girl was arrested at the scene and remains in police custody.
A crime scene has been established, which will be forensically examined by specialist officers.
During a search of the home, a kitchen knife was located and has been seized for forensic examination.
Strike Force Aggnes has been established and an investigation is underway with the assistance of the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
