Man arrested after alleged domestic violence stabbing attack

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A antheral has been arrested aft handing himself successful to constabulary aft the alleged stabbing onslaught connected a pistillate astatine an Alexandria gym.

Police allege a 39-year-old pistillate was stabbed successful the neck, receptor and backmost successful a gym car parkland by a antheral who she antecedently had a “very abbreviated home relationship” with.

The pistillate was near with superior injuries aft the onslaught astatine Crunch Fitness connected O’Riordan Street astatine astir 12.30pm connected Wednesday, and is recovering successful infirmary aft the ordeal.

The pistillate was allegedly stabbed successful the car parkland of Crunch Fitness successful Alexandria.

Police were connected Wednesday hunting for a antheral known to them for erstwhile home unit offences aft the alleged attacker fled the country successful a grey 2006 Ford Focus.

At astir 7.50am connected Thursday, a 45-year-old antheral walked into Dee Why constabulary presumption wherever helium was arrested and taken to Manly constabulary station. Charges are yet to beryllium laid.

A witnesser to the alleged stabbing onslaught reported proceeding a shriek arsenic she was leaving the car parkland and turned astir to spot a antheral “on top” of the woman.

“From a distance, I didn’t cognize what helium was trying to bash to her. It looked similar helium was trying to onslaught her, oregon trying to rob her,” the witnesser said.

“A feline nearer to them stopped [the attack], and past [the alleged perpetrator] conscionable drove off.”

Police judge a room weapon was utilized to transportation retired the attack.

The convulsive incidental comes arsenic the spotlight is connected some home unit and weapon transgression successful Sydney aft a spate of high-profile alleged crimes.

The authorities authorities has announced a scope of caller measures to tackle weapon transgression aft the stabbing attacks astatine Bondi Junction and Wakeley, including the instauration of Jack’s Law.

Under the caller powers constabulary volition beryllium capable to “wand” radical for knives without a warrant successful nationalist places similar bid stations.

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