A MAN and a woman are in hospital after being stabbed at a home in South West Rocks today, police said.
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About 11.30am today (Wednesday 24 October 2018), emergency services were called to a home on Arthur Street at South West Rocks, following reports two people had been injured.
A 66-year-old woman and a 78-year-old man were treated at the scene by paramedics, before being taken to Kempsey Hospital in a stable condition.
Officers from Mid North Coast Police District have launched an investigation and established a crime scene.
As inquiries continue, police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man, who police warn may be armed.
He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged in his mid-30s, about 175cm tall, and with an athletic build.
He was last seen wearing a light-coloured bandana-style headband, a loose dark-coloured coat, no shoes and carrying a khaki-coloured bag.
The man was last seen heading west on Arthur Street on foot.
Anyone who sights the man is urged not to approach him, but to contact police immediately.
Anyone with information 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 crime via NSW Police social media pages.
