A man has faced Newcastle Court today, accused of stabbing a woman multiple times last night with a pair of scissors.
Around 9 o clock, police and paramedics were called to Young Road at Lambton, where they were told the man allegedly choked the 24-year-old woman before stabbing her repeatedly in the chest and neck.
The 23-year-old was arrested at the scene and taken to Waratah Police Station.
The victim was treated at the scene and remains in the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
Police say the man and woman were known to each other.
