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Daughter charged with father’s murder after fatal stabbing in NSW Hunter region
A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing her father — who had served jail time for a brutal assault — in the NSW Hunter region last night.
Key points:
- Michael Carroll died at the scene after being stabbed twice in the upper torso
- Police allege his 23-year-old daughter arrived at the scene shortly after officers
- Maddison Hickson’s case was mentioned in Newcastle Court but her lawyer didn’t apply for bail
Police were called to a home in Tenambit, in Maitland, around 7.20pm and discovered a man suffering two stab wounds to his upper torso.
Michael Carroll, 51, was treated unsuccessfully at the scene by police and paramedics.
His 23-year-old daughter, Maddison Hickson, was arrested at the scene and taken to Maitland Police…
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