A 27-year-old Newnham man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing incident at a Tompsons Lane home. Video by Aaron Smith (29/8/24)
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00:00At about 2.45pm yesterday, police and emergency services were called to an address in Newnham
00:07with reports that a man had been stabbed at that address.
00:11Police attended with paramedics and a male person was taken into custody immediately
00:20and a male victim was taken to the Launceston General Hospital
00:25but unfortunately was pronounced deceased.
00:28They are known to each other, further to that we will have to establish that through the investigation.
00:34A female resides at the residence and the victim attended the residence
00:40and a fight ensued between him and the accused and that's where he received the stab wound to his chest.
00:47It was an isolated incident, it happened at a private residence
00:51and the offender and the accused were known to each other.
00:56Police and emergency services responded quickly and the offender was taken into custody.
01:02The wider community shouldn't be concerned.
01:05We're doing everything in our power.
01:07We understand that there are a lot of knives that are being carried by youth
01:12and we're frequently finding those when they're arrested
01:16and all knives that are found are seized and appropriate charges are laid.
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