A 31-year-old man has sustained a serious laceration to his arm after allegedly being assaulted with a meat cleaver in Rutherford.
Police attended a unit on Churchill Crescent following reports the man and a 33-year-old man were involved in an altercation.
The victim was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition, while police seized a number of items, including the meat cleaver, for forensic examination.
The older man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm - he's facing Maitland Local Court today.
