POLICE have arrested and charged a man following a stabbing at Thirroul last night.
Two men were at unit on Lawrence Hargrave Drive when they became involved in an argument about 10:30pm on Thursday.
Police will allege during the incident a 26-year-old man obtained a hammer and attempted to assault the other man inside the unit.
A further fight occurred outside the unit where the 26-year-old man allegedly chased the man down the street and stabbed him with a knife four times.
A 29-year-old man was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to Wollongong Hospital where he is expected to undergo surgery on his left arm.
Police attended the scene and arrested a 26-year-old man at nearby premises. He was taken to Wollongong Police Station and charged with reckless wounding and granted conditional bail to appear in Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday April 24.
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A newspaper journalist, writer and local historian, Mick Roberts specialises in Australian cultural history, particularly associated with the Australian hotel and liquor industry. Mick has had an interest in revealing the colourful story of pubs, inns and associated industries in Australia for over 30 years. He is currently working on a comprehensive history of the hotel and liquor industry in the Illawarra region of NSW. Besides authoring a number of history books, Mick has owned and operated several community newspapers. He was one time editor of the Wollongong Northern News, The Bulli Times, The Northern Times, The Northern Leader and The Local - all located in the Wollongong region. As a journalist he has worked for Rural Press, Cumberland (News Limited), Sydney based, City News, and is now with Torch Publications based in Canterbury Bankstown, NSW.
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