Man charged with murder in NSW's north-west

A man has been charged with the murder of another man in an alleged domestic violence incident in NSW's north-west.

Police were alerted to the incident after a woman reported the alleged domestic violence incident at a home on Catherine Street in Pilliga, 260km west of Tamworth, about 9.40pm on Thursday.

"When police arrived, they found a 59-year-old man critically injured in the front yard," NSW Police said in a statement.

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Pilliga Police Station

"NSW Ambulance paramedics attended; however, the man died at the scene."

A 25-year-old man, who lived at the same house, was arrested.

He was charged with four offences including murder, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm, assault police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty.

He was refused bail and is expected to appear in Tamworth Local Court today.

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