A man has been arrested after surrendering to police following the alleged stabbing attack on a woman at an Alexandria gym.
Police allege a 39-year-old woman was stabbed in the neck, ear and back in a gym parking lot by a man with whom she previously had a “very short domestic relationship.”
The woman was seriously injured after the attack at Crunch Fitness on O'Riordan Street around 12.30pm this Wednesday, and is recovering in hospital after the ordeal.
The woman was allegedly stabbed in the parking lot of Crunch Fitness in Alexandria.Credit: James Brickwood
Police were searching for a man known for prior domestic violence offenses Wednesday after the alleged assailant fled the scene in a gray 2006 Ford Focus.
At around 7.50am on Thursday, a 45-year-old man walked into Dee Why Police Station where he was arrested and taken to Manly Police Station. Charges have yet to be filed.
A witness to the alleged stabbing said he heard a scream as he was leaving the parking lot and turned to see a man “on top” of the woman.
“From a distance, I didn't know what he was trying to do to him. It looked like he was trying to attack her or rob her,” the witness said.
“A guy closer stopped [the attack]and then [the alleged perpetrator] I just left.”
