Sixteen-year-old boy charged with murder after stabbing

A 16-year-old boy faces a murder charge after a man was found critically injured with stab wounds in Taree, on the NSW Mid North Coast. Emergency services were called to a Taree home around 5 a.m. on Monday, where a 36-year-old man was discovered. He later died at the scene after attempting to get help from a neighbor.

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This is a sad and tragic event, and I'm acutely aware there are members of the community who may have information in relation to this event.

NSW Police have established Strike Force Hexalon to investigate the incident. Superintendent Grant Erickson described the event as "sad and tragic" and acknowledged community members who have come forward with information. "I want to take this opportunity to thank certain members of the community coming forward with information that we've gathered and collated with forensic and other evidence that we've got," Erickson stated.

Superintendent Erickson confirmed that while the deceased man was not known to police, the teenager was. The 16-year-old was arrested at a Taree home on Wednesday and subsequently charged with murder. Police indicated that the teenager and the victim knew each other but were "not associates."

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I want to take this opportunity to thank certain members of the community coming forward with information that we've gathered and collated with forensic and other evidence that we've got.

The teenager was denied bail by police and did not apply for bail in Parramatta Children's Court on Wednesday. The case is scheduled to return to Taree Children's Court on September 10.

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The teenager and man knew each other, but were 'not associates'.