Newcastle City Police have arrested one man after a second man was allegedly stabbed at a sports club near Newcastle yesterday evening.
About 7.40pm (Sunday 22 March 2026), emergency services were called to a sports club on Caldwell Street, Merewether, following reports of an assault.
Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District attended and were told a man – who was working as a musician at the club – had allegedly been stabbed several times near the club’s entrance by another man.
The injured man – aged 69 – was treated by a doctor at the scene before NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived to continue treatment.
He was then taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition with stab wounds to his chest and back.
The other man allegedly left the area prior to police arrival.
Police established a crime scene and Newcastle City detectives commenced an investigation into the incident.
Following inquiries, detectives arrested a 53-year-old man at a home in Stockton, about 1.40am today (Monday 23 March 2026).
He has been taken to Newcastle Police Station where investigations are ongoing.