Police reported that on Wednesday night, a 27-year-old woman was passing through Brandt Street, (Bland St), in (Ashfield), a Chinese district, when she noticed a man following her, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The woman then walked into the front yard of a building in (Julia St) on Julia Street, where the man allegedly attacked her, allegedly tying a bicycle cable around her neck and dragging her to the ground. This resulted in serious injuries to the victim`s neck and fell into a semi-coma.
Fortunately, a 53-year-old woman inside a car parked near the scene heard the victim`s call and stopped it with a 49-year-old male friend. The assailant rushed away after hitting the 49-year-old man in the face with a punch.
The victim was subsequently taken to the Royal Alfred Prince Hospital at (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) for treatment.
On Friday, new state police released a picture of a man in a live surveillance video saying they wanted to talk to him about the attack as soon as possible. On Saturday morning, police arrested a 24-year-old man in (Alexandria), Alexandria.
Police released a picture of a man in connection with the case. (Facebook Photo)
The man, accused of deliberately strangling, assaulting and three other charges, was denied bail at the bail court (Parramatta Bail Court) in Balama yesterday.
