11/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/23/2024 13:37
Sunday, 24 November 2024 06:21:54 AM
A man has been charged following an alleged stabbing in the state's Hunter Valley.
About 1.30pm yesterday (Saturday 23 November 2024), emergency services were called to Ravensworth Railway Station, following reports a woman had been stabbed.
On arrival, officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District were told an altercation occurred between two passengers before a woman was stabbed.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a 37-year-old woman for a stab wound to the ribs.
She was flown to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition. The man and woman are believed to be known to each other.
A short time later, police deployed a Taser and OC spray to arrest a 35-year-old man who was allegedly armed with a knife.
He was assessed by paramedics and taken to John Hunter Hospital under police guard for assessment before being released into police custody and taken to Waratah police station.
He was charged with ten offences:
He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court today (Sunday 24 November 2024).
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