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Police make arrest over alleged stabbing of man sleeping at home in NT town
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- NT police have arrested a 23-year-old man in Tennant Creek over the alleged stabbing of another man in town.
- In a statement, NT police said they received reports at around 11:35pm on Friday night that a 31-year-old man had received "multiple" stab wounds to his body "while sleeping".
- Police alleged the wounds were inflicted on the victim by a man known to him.
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NT police have arrested a 23-year-old man in Tennant Creek over the alleged stabbing of another man in town. (Supplied: NT Police)
Link copied Share Share article Northern Territory police have arrested a 23-year-old man over the alleged stabbing of another man who was asleep at a home in the remote town of Tennant Creek, about 990 kilometres south-east of Darwin.
In a statement, NT police said they received reports at around 11:35pm on Friday night that a 31-year-old man had received "multiple" stab wounds to his body "while sleeping".
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