Police Charge Man After Stabbing Near Tamworth

A man will face court charged after another man died following an alleged stabbing in the state's New England region overnight.

About 6pm on Sunday 8 March 2026, emergency services were called to a campsite off Danglemah Road, Woolbrook, about 66km northeast of Tamworth, following reports of a stabbing.

Officers attached to Oxley Police District attended and were told two men were involved in an altercation before one of the men was allegedly stabbed several times in the chest and neck.

The injured man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, he died at the scene.

He is yet to be formally identified; however, is believed to be aged in his 50s.

A 43-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to Tamworth Police Station.

He was charged with murder and will appear before Bail Division Court 5 today (Monday 9 March 2026).

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