Buttaba: Man charged after he allegedly punched and stabbed a man known to him
Police were told a 27-year-old man allegedly went to a home at Buttaba and punched and stabbed another man in the armpit before fleeing. He was later arrested and charged.
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A Central Coast man has been accused of punching and stabbing another man at a home in Lake Macquarie, before fleeing.
The 27-year-old was arrested a short time following the alleged incident on Wyee Rd at Doyalson on Tuesday and charged with reckless wounding and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Emergency services were called to a home on Earswick Crescent, Buttaba, at about 1.45pm following reports a man had been seriously injured during a fight.
Police were told the 27-year-old man attended the address and allegedly punched a 47-year-old man multiple times before stabbing him in the armpit and leaving the scene.
The man was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to John Hunter Hospital for surgery.
The Wyee man was refused bail to appear in Toronto Local Court on Wednesday.
The two men are known to each other.