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Breaking: Man arrested after woman dies in Armidale stabbing

28 October 2026

A man has been arrested after a woman was fatally stabbed in Armidale, in the NSW New England region, early this morning.

Emergency services were called to a unit on Rockvale Road about 2:15am following reports of a stabbing.

Police found a woman, aged in her 40s, with multiple stab wounds.

She was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.

Police arrested a 53-year-old man at the unit and took him to Armidale Police Station.

Police have secured the scene and are investigating the circumstances.

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