Police are appealing for public assistance following a stabbing in the Central Tablelands yesterday.
About 11.40pm (Tuesday 22 February 2022), emergency services were called to Stewart Street, Lithgow, following reports a man was stabbed.
Officers attached to Chifley Police District attended and found a 49-year-old man with a stab wound to his chest.
Police were told the man observed a group of people damaging his vehicle parked outside his home. When he confronted them, they assaulted him, before they left the scene.
The man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before he was airlifted to Nepean Hospital, Sydney, in a stable condition. His injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.
As inquiries continue, anyone with information about the incident or who has dashcam vision from the area is urged to contact police.
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.
