A man was charged with attempted murder following an incident at a Hannam Vale home.
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About 5pm on Thursday, December 12, a 53-year-old woman arrived at a home in Hannam Vale where she was allegedly grabbed by a 52-year-old man.
The man was known to her.
It is alleged the man attempted to strangle the woman before she broke free and ran to a nearby home to contact police.
She was later taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital to be treated for head and neck injuries.
Manning Great Lakes Police District officers arrived a short time later and located the man with injuries to his neck.
He was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
On Saturday, December 14, the man was discharged from hospital then arrested and transported to Waratah Police Station.
He was charged with attempt to strangle with intent to murder.
The man was refused bail and appeared before Newcastle Local Court on Sunday, December 15. He was refused bail again and appeared before the same court today (December 16).