About 9.15am on Thursday. two men, aged 31 and 25, were involved in a physical altercation out the front of a newsagency on Morilla Street, Lightning Ridge.

One of the men, aged 25, sustained a large stab wound to his stomach. He contacted relatives who took him to Lightning Ridge Hospital for treatment and police were contacted. He was later airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.

The 31-year-old-man also presented himself to Lightning Ridge Hospital with a broken tooth and abrasions to his face. He was subsequently arrested and, following medical treatment, was taken to Lightning Ridge Police Station.

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Following enquiries, officers from Central North Police District executed a warrant at the 31-year-old man's Lightning Ridge home where they seized a bolt action .22 rifle, 118 rounds of .22 ammunition, a slingshot, about 1kg of cannabis, a knife, two surveillance cameras and clothing.

The 31-year-old man was charged with wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, supply cannabis more than indictable and less than a commercial quantity, possess prohibited drug, possess unauthorised firearm, possess unregistered firearm, not keep firearm safely, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, and possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit.

He was refused bail and is due to appear before Walgett Local Court on Friday.

Police will allege the pair are known to each other.

Anyone who has information about this incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.

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