A man is in custody after a woman died and two men were stabbed in Bega

Updated June 01, 2018 22:03:18

A man is in custody after a woman died and two men were stabbed on the far south coast of New South Wales.

An extensive search began about 3:30pm Friday evening and road blocks were put in place after a man and a woman were found with knife wounds at a home in Bega.

The woman died and the man is in a critical condition after being airlifted to a Sydney hospital.

Following the incident, a second man was stabbed during a carjacking on Sapphire Coast Drive, Bournda.

He was taken to a Sydney hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

At 8:20pm this evening, a 20 year-old man was arrested and taken to Bega Police Station.

Inquiries are continuing.

Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, bega-2550

First posted June 01, 2018 20:14:18