A man has allegedly stabbed a woman known to him in the ribs on a NSW train.
The 35-year-old man has been charged with 10 offences as a result, including stalking and three other domestic-violence related charges.
The 37-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed in the ribs by the man on a train about 1.30pm on Saturday, which was stopped at the disused Ravensworth Railway Station in the Hunter Valley.
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“Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District were told an altercation occurred between two passengers before a woman was stabbed,” NSW Police said.
Paramedics treated the woman before she was flown to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
The pair is “known to each other”, police said.
The man was allegedly armed with a knife, and police tased and pepper-sprayed him in the process of arresting him.
Paramedics also assessed him before he was taken to John Hunter Hospital under police guard.
Following an assessment at the hospital, he was released into police custody.
He has been charged with 10 offences:
- Wound person intend to cause grievous bodily harm (DV)
- Take/detain person with intent to obtain advantage cause aggravated bodily harm (DV)
- Commit s114 offence, having previous conviction
- Common assault (DV)
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (DV)
- Two counts of common assault
- Two counts of stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm
- Intimidate police officer in execution of duty without aggravated bodily harm
The man was refused bail and is scheduled to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.