Dutton Park detectives have charged a man following investigations into an alleged serious assault in which a woman was choked at Bulimba on Thursday evening (May 9).
It will be alleged a woman in her 30’s was first approached by the man inside a licensed venue in Oxford Street around 7pm where the man initiated a very brief conversation with her.
Around 8pm the woman was walking down Wambool Street, Bulimba when she spotted the man standing in a driveway.
The man rushed at the woman, grabbing her around the neck and choking her.
The woman passed out for a short period of time before regaining consciousness and screaming for help.
Residents from a nearby house ran outside which caused the man to run off.
The woman, who sustained minor injuries to her neck and arm, was transported to hospital.
Detectives arrested a 39-year-old Cleveland man today and charged him with one count of assault with intent
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