At about 11.15pm on Friday, a 55-year-old woman was sitting in the lounge of her house in the Turvey Park suburb of Wagga Wagga, when a man entered the house through the rear door, police said.
The man allegedly grabbed the woman from behind and held a knife to her throat.
The woman struggled and her throat was cut.
The man then fled the house and emergency services were called.
The woman's 73-year-old husband, 14-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter were at home asleep during the attack and were unhurt.
The woman was treated for a cut to her neck and taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital in a stable condition.
The man allegedly grabbed the woman from behind and held a knife to her throat. The woman struggled to break away and during the struggle she sustained a cut to her throat.
The man fled the location and Emergency Services were called to the scene.
At the time of the incident the woman’s 73-year-old husband, 14-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter were also at home. They were asleep during the incident and did not suffer any injury.
Police and Ambulance Paramedics attended the house and the woman was treated for a cut to her neck. She was taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital in a stable condition.
Police are continuing with their investigations into the incident and are urging anyone with information to contact police via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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