Young woman charged with partner's murder in Nowra

A 21-year-old woman has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death on the New South Wales south coast.

Police were called to a unit on Shoalhaven Street, Nowra, at 6.35pm last night, where they found a 27-year-old man who had been stabbed in the chest.

They did CPR until paramedics arrived, and he was airlifted to St George Hospital.

He later died.

NSW Police allege the incident was domestic violence.

The 21-year-old woman was arrested at the apartment and taken to Nowra Police Station.

She has been charged with murder and was refused bail.

She will appear at Wollongong Local Court today.