Pyrmont: Police commence manhunt after woman allegedly attacked in apartment and stabbed in the head

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
A woman was allegedly stabbed in the head in Sydney’s inner city on Sunday morning, by a man who is now on the run.
A woman was allegedly stabbed in the head in Sydney’s inner city on Sunday morning, by a man who is now on the run. Credit: 7NEWS

Police are conducting a manhunt after a woman was allegedly attacked in her apartment and stabbed in the head.

The woman has been treated in hospital and police are searching for a man following the terrifying assault in Pyrmont early on Sunday morning.

At about 4.50am, emergency services were called to a unit complex on Bowman Street, Pyrmont, following reports of the stabbing.

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On arrival, officers were told a man had allegedly forced entry into the unit and stabbed a 41-year-old woman to the head before leaving.

She was treated at the scene by paramedics before she was taken to hospital in a stable condition.

The man and woman are believed to be known to each other and another woman and two children who were also in the home at the time were uninjured.

Anyone with information is urged to call Sydney City police, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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