Man due in court after stabbing

A man will appear in court today after a relative was stabbed in Dannevirke, 50km north-west of Palmerston North, early yesterday morning.

Emergency services were called to a house in Dublin Street at 1.10am to reports of a stabbing, police said.

They found a 22-year-old man who lived at the house with a stab wound to the abdomen.

He was airlifted to Palmerston North Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

His condition was satisfactory this morning.

A 25-year-old who also lived at the house was arrested and charged with assault but would likely face more charges, police said.

He would appear in Palmerston North District Court today.

- NZPA