Two people have been charged after a neighbourhood dispute in which a man was allegedly attacked with a chainsaw in Tasmania's south.
Police said they were called to a property at Wards Court in Middleton, about 47 kilometres south of Hobart, about 10:20pm on Tuesday.
They said a 55-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman visited the property, where the woman had allegedly crashed a vehicle into a shed.
The 55-year-old man allegedly injured the pair's 59-year-old neighbour with a chainsaw.
Police have charged the 55-year-old man and the 52-year-old woman with committing an act intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
They will appear in court at a later date.
Police said the neighbour suffered "significant" wounds to his arms and was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a serious condition.
"Police would like to reassure the community this was an isolated incident linked to an ongoing dispute between people known to each other," a Tasmania Police statement read.
