Date Time Appeal after fatal stabbing of man near Newcastle Police are appealing for public assistance as they continue to investigate the fatal stabbing of a man in Newcastle last week. About 8.20pm on Sunday (7 March 2021), a man attended a home on Broadmeadow Road, Broadmeadow, where the female occupant observed a stab wound to his stomach. The woman and a neighbour rendered assistance prior to the arrival of emergency services. He was taken to John Hunter Hospital where later died on Tuesday (9 March 2021). The man has since been identified as 56-year-old Christopher Ward. As inquiries continue, police are now treating the death as a homicide.