A crime scene has been established at Congarinni. ( ABC Coffs Coast: Samuel O'Brien )
A 72-year-old man has been arrested over the fatal stabbing of a woman at a rural property on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
About 11am, emergency services were called to a house at Congarinni, south-west of Nambucca Heads, following reports of an assault.
At the property, officers found the body of a woman and a 72-year-old man armed with a knife.
Police were confronted by the man and, following a struggle with officers, he was arrested.
The woman, believed to be in her 70s, died at the scene.
He was taken to hospital under police guard with numerous injuries, which are believed to be self-inflicted.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
