SYDNEY, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Police have launched investigations in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), after an overnight stabbing left one man dead and another critically injured.
According to a statement by NSW Police Force, emergency services were called to a home on Oxford Street in Kingscliff, just after 8:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
A 29-year-old man sustaining a stab wound received treatment from paramedics. But he was later declared deceased at the scene.
A second man, aged 66, was found with significant arm injuries. The man who lived at the home was airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital for further treatment.
A crime scene has been established at the property and an investigation is underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Police also noted that they are searching for a man who is believed to have been with the 29-year-old prior to the incident.
The coastal town of Kingscliff is located near the border between NSW and Queensland states. ■
