A woman who was victim to a domestic assault is fighting for her life.
A woman who was victim to a domestic assault is fighting for her life.
Police are investigating a serious domestic assault that left a Northland woman fighting for her life.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at a home in Opononi, where St John Ambulance medics found a 42-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries.
She was flown to Whangarei Hospital in a critical condition bythe Northland Electricity Rescue Helicopter.
She was yesterday still in the hospital's intensive care unit where her condition was described as stable. Detective Sergeant Chris Fouhy, of Kaikohe police, said a suspect was interviewed later that evening and again yesterday morning.
It was not yet certain whether a weapon had been used.
