A MAN has undergone surgery after he was repeatedly punched and stabbed in the armpit during an altercation in Lake Macquarie on Tuesday.
About 1.45pm emergency services were called to a home on Earswick Crescent, Buttaba, following reports that a man had been seriously injured during a fight.
Police were told that a 27-year-old man visited the premises and allegedly punched a 47-year-old man multiple times before stabbing him in the armpit and leaving the scene.
Lake Macquarie officers attended, along with paramedics, who treated the older man for his injuries. He was taken to John Hunter Hospital for surgery.
A short time later, police arrested the 27-year-old on Wyee Road, Doyalson.
He was taken to Toronto police station and charged with reckless wounding (DV) and assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV).
The Wyee man was refused bail to appear in Toronto Local Court on Wednesday.
The two men were known to each other.
