A 27-year-old man is facing eight domestic violence charges after an incident south of Cairns in Far North Queensland early yesterday morning.
Police said they were called to a property in Wrights Creek around 4:00am on Tuesday after a man allegedly punched and tried to strangle a 20-year-old woman, who was known to him.
Acting Detective Inspector Kevin Goan said the woman ran through a nearby cane field after the man allegedly armed himself with a knife and drove around the property looking for her while she hid in the cane.
Police allege the man "actively sought out" the woman while armed with a knife.
Acting Detective Inspector Goan said she remained in the cane field for around an hour, until police arrived and the man was arrested.
He said the two had previously been in a relationship and had been at the address in Wrights Creek for a social occasion when the incident is alleged to have occurred.
He said police were particularly concerned by the alleged strangulation offences.
"She's clearly very shaken by the ordeal, she was taken through to the Cairns Base Hospital."
The man has been charged with four counts of contravention of a domestic violence order and one count each of common assault, strangulation, assault occasioning bodily harm and unlawful stalking.
He was denied bail, and he did not appear in court when his case was heard this morning.
His lawyers made no application for bail, meaning he will remain in custody until the matter is heard again next month.
