Stabbing investigated

Police last week were investigating the stabbing of a teenager at Ettalong.

Emergency services were called to Uligandi St, Ettalong, just after 8pm on Sunday, January 1, following reports a 16-year-old boy had been stabbed.

Police were told the incident occurred in a nearby laneway after he was approached by a group of males.

The youth was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for a stomach wound before being taken to Gosford Hospital in a stable condition.

Officers from Brisbane Water Local Area Command were investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Anyone with information was urged to come forward.

Media release, 2 Jan 2016

NSW Police Media unit