A critical incident investigation is underway after a woman died near Newcastle overnight. Just after 12.30pm yesterday (Thursday 14 September 2023), officers from Newcastle City Police District were called to a unit complex in Mitchell Street, Stockton, following reports a woman was threatening people with an axe. On arrival, the 47-year-old woman allegedly threatened responding officers with the axe before barricading herself inside a unit. A police operation commenced, with assistance from specialist tactical officers, including police negotiators, before police were able to gain entry to the property about 9.

https://www.miragenews.com/investigation-begins-into-womans-death-in-1084841/

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