Police investigating after man stabbed in South Coast

Police are investigating the stabbing of a man following two home invasions on the state’s South Coast earlier yesterday.

About 1.10am (Wednesday 7 September 2022), emergency services were called to Denhams Beach, following reports of two home invasions and a stabbing.

An 18-year-old man had presented to Batemans Bay Hospital with multiple stab wounds to his abdomen. His injuries are not life-threatening.

Officers attached to South Coast Police District were notified and commenced an investigation, with inquiries revealing a nearby home in Kennedy Crescent was targeted just minutes before the home on Beach Road.

The incidents are believed to be linked.

As inquiries continue, police are looking for three males aged in their late teens, who were wearing dark clothing and face coverings.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Batemans Bay Police on 4472 0099 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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