Murder charge over fatal Hamilton stabbing
Two people have been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of a man in Newcastle.
Police and paramedics were called to Beaumont St, Hamilton, just before 2.30am on Sunday where they found a 22-year-old man with multiple stab wounds.
He died in hospital later that morning.
A 27-year-old man from North Lambton was arrested at Waratah Police Station at 11am on Monday in relation to the stabbing.
At 5.10pm the same day, a 33-year-old woman was arrested at a Bankstown bus stop.
Both have been charged with murder and refused bail.
The man will appear in Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday, the woman will appear in Bankstown Local Court the same day.