A man has been charged with domestic violence-related offences after he allegedly strangled and assaulted a woman until she became unconscious at Singleton last month.
Police said a 29-year-old man allegedly threatened and strangled a 25-year-old woman until she was rendered unconscious at a toilet block in Bridgeman Road, Singleton, about 5pm on November 18.
Police also alleged the man then forcibly placed the woman inside his car, assaulted her and threatened her with a hammer before driving to a nearby fast food restaurant.
The woman then jumped out of the moving vehicle and alerted the restaurant's staff, who contacted police.
Following extensive inquiries, police from the Northern Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team arrested a 29-year-old man in Hunter Street, Newcastle, just after 7am on Saturday.
He was charged with 10 offences, including three counts of possess prohibited drug, unlicensed rider for class, choke person with intent to commit indictable offence, two counts of stalk/intimidate intend fear of physical harm (DV), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), intentionally choke person without consent (DV), and kidnap with intent to commit serious indictable offence occasioning actual bodily harm (DV).
Police will allege in court that the two were known to each other.
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