42yo woman waves down taxi after being stabbed in Grafton

Updated December 01, 2013 00:42:13

A woman is in a critical condition after she was stabbed during a domestic attack in Grafton on the New South Wales north coast overnight.

The 42-year-old woman waved down a taxi late last night saying she had been stabbed.

She was taken to hospital where she had emergency surgery for stab wounds to her stomach, chest and neck.

Police set up a crime scene at the Villiers Street home where the woman was attacked.

They arrested a 55-year-old man who returned there early this morning.

He has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent to murder and will face court at a later date.

Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, grafton-2460, nsw

First posted November 30, 2013 13:35:10