A 10-year-old girl has been fatally stabbed near Newcastle in NSW.
NSW Police said they were called to a home in the suburb of Boolaroo, west of Newcastle, at about 3.45pm today, where they treated the girl for stab wounds. She died at the scene.
A 17-year-old girl was arrested at the home and was taken to a police station. Police said the girls are known to one another.
