Police are investigating after a man was hospitalised following a stabbing in Newcastle this evening, NSW Police say.
About 9pm today, emergency services attended the corner of Hunter and Bolton Street, Newcastle, and found a man with a stab wound to his abdomen.
Police have been told two men got into an altercation during which the man was stabbed.
The 33-year-old man was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
A crime scene was established and will undergo forensic examination.
Officers attached to Newcastle Local Area Command have commenced an investigation into the incident.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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