A man has been arrested after a woman was fatally stabbed in the state’s south yesterday.
About 11.45am on Saturday 19 September 2026, emergency services responded to reports that a woman had been stabbed at a home on Ziegler Avenue, Kooringal, a suburb of Wagga Wagga.
NSW Ambulance paramedics and officers from the Riverina Police District performed CPR on a 23-year-old woman; however, she died at the home.
Police were informed a man had left the location prior to the arrival of emergency services.
Another man – aged 18 – was arrested at the scene and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station.
He was later released without charge.
All parties are believed to be known to one another.
Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.
About 8.30 pm on Saturday (19 September 2026), police arrested a 31-year-old man at a home on Menzies Avenue, Kooringal.
He has been taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station where inquiries continue.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
