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Homicide investigation underway after woman found dead in NSW home and 'knife-wielding' man arrested

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Nickel, A. (2026, November 5). Homicide investigation underway after woman found dead in NSW home and 'knife-wielding' man arrested. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16267307/stabbing-Congarinni-NSW-arrest.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Police in New South Wales are investigating the death of a woman found at a property near Nambucca Heads. The incident occurred around 11 am on Thursday when emergency services responded to reports of an assault involving a man with a knife. After confronting and arresting the suspect, who is now hospitalized with self-inflicted injuries, police continue their investigation without any charges filed as of yet. The deceased woman’s identity remains undisclosed but she was reportedly the partner of the arrested man.

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A 72-year-old woman was found dead at a home in Congarinni, south-west of Nambucca Heads on the NSW Mid North Coast, after emergency services were called around 11am on Thursday. The man believed to be her partner, also 72 years old, was armed with a knife when police arrived and confronted him; he was arrested following a struggle. Both are in their 70s, and paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene. The male suspect suffered self-inflicted injuries and is under guard at a hospital in serious but stable condition. Police have not laid charges as of Thursday night, and they continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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A 72-year-old man remains in custody after his partner was found dead on a regional NSW property. asserted

partner → remain → property

Emergency services were called to a property at Corella Close in Congarinni, about 25km southwest of Nambucca Heads on the Mid North Coast, about 11am on Thursday. NSW Police had received reports of an assault and officers arrived at the scene to find the body of a woman and a man allegedly armed with a knife. uncertain

officers → call → knife

Officers confronted the alleged knifeman and arrested him following a struggle. asserted

Officers → confront → struggle

NSW Police Acting Superintendent Matt Hinton said later on Thursday that the man had suffered injuries to his neck and wrists. asserted

man → say → neck

He said they appeared self-inflicted. asserted

they → say → ?

The man was taken to hospital under police guard in a serious but stable condition. asserted

man → take → condition

The woman, believed to be aged in her 70s, was assessed by paramedics and pronounced dead at the scene. asserted

woman → believe → scene

NSW Police Acting Superintendent Matt Hinton said police arrested an armed man at the scene No charges were laid as of Thursday night. The woman is yet to be formally identified, but it's believed she was the alleged attacker's partner. asserted

she → say → night

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