A man has been charged after another man lost his finger in a serious assault at a property in Charmhaven on the state’s central coast last month.
Police will allege that shortly after 9am on Wednesday 26 June 2019, a 32-year-old man presented at a rural fire station in Charmhaven suffering a partially severed finger and cuts and bruising.
Emergency services were contacted, and the man was taken to John Hunter Hospital where his finger was surgically removed.
Investigations were commenced by detectives from Tuggerah Lakes Police District resulting in the arrest of a 40-year-old man at a home in Blue Haven yesterday (Monday 1 July 2019).
He was taken to Wyong Police Station where he was interviewed and later charged with special aggravated break and enter and commit grievous bodily harm.
He was refused bail and will appear in Wyong Local Court today (Tuesday 2 July 2019).
Investigations continue as police search for a second man believed to be involved in the assault.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or . Information is treated in strict confidence.
