Man stabbed to death in Wollongong CBD near methadone clinic
A 39-year-old man has been stabbed to death during a fight in the Wollongong CBD.
Police said the fight took place on Denison Street just before 6am on Friday.
Emergency services found the victim with serious injuries. He was taken to Wollongong Hospital, where he died.
Denison Street and parts of surrounding streets were closed to traffic while police investigated.
Police forensic services examined the footpath near the Denison Street methadone clinic.
A number of people trying to access the clinic were told of alternative arrangements for their appointments.
One of them, Kath Wythe, was shocked to hear of the man's death.
"Oh my god. Do you know who it is?" Ms Wythe, 40, from Corrimal, said.
"That’s shocking, that’s like terrible. It’s pretty sad actually."
Ms Wythe has visited the clinic during the early hours of the morning in the past and said it was "usually pretty quiet" about the time Friday’s incident took place.
"You get the occasional fight, but not someone getting jumped on or bashed that bad," she said.
"It’s just sad how someone can do that to another person."
Ms Wythe said people frequented the clinic "all day" and there would have been a line of people outside at 6am.
"There’s like heaps of people waiting to get in," she said.
Word of the incident spread quickly through clinic users, many of whom crowded in a group beside the police tape blocking their access.
It is understood Denison Street clinic users were told to go to Bungora Methadone Clinic on Urunga Parade after noon.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.