An investigation is underway after a woman was fatally stabbed in the state's south.
About 11.45am today (Saturday 19 September 2026), emergency services responded to reports that a woman had been stabbed at a home on Ziegler Avenue, Kooringal, a suburb of Wagga Wagga.
NSW Ambulance paramedics and officers from the Riverina Police District performed CPR on a 23-year-old woman but she died at the home.
Police have been informed that a man left the location prior to the arrival of emergency services.
Another man - aged 18 - was arrested at the scene and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station.
All parties are believed to be known to one another.
Police have established a crime scene which will be examined by specialist officers, and an investigation has commenced into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
As inquiries continue, police are urging anyone with information about the matter - or was in the area at the time with any relevant dashcam/mobile phone footage - to contact Wagga Wagga Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
