Police were called to a unit in Woodbine Street in Mayfield just before 11am on Sunday.

In short:

A man has been charged with domestic violence and kidnapping offences after a six-hour stand-off with police in Newcastle.

Police say a 30-year-old man allegedly threatened police and refused to leave a unit in a residential block in Mayfield on Sunday.

What’s next?

He was refused bail and will appear at Newcastle Local Court on Monday.