At about 11.15pm (AEST) 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.
Police are investigating whether the attempted abduction is connected to another break-in that happened just over two kilometres away.
About 11.15pm, a woman was grabbed from behind as she sat in her living room and a knife was held to her throat. The man had come in to the Wagga house through the backdoor.
The 55-year-old woman struggled to break free, but sustained a cut to her neck. The man fled the scene.
Police say the woman’s 73-year-old husband and two teenage children were also at home asleep at the time of the break-in.
Police are urging anyone with information about either incident to come forward.
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