A man will appear in court today after allegedly threatening two NSW Ambulance paramedics with a knife in the state’s Hunter region.
About 9:35am yesterday (Monday 2 December 2024), NSW Ambulance paramedics were called to a property on Johnson Avenue, Weston, following reports of a man in need to medical treatment.
While attempting to treat the 53-year-old man he allegedly threatened paramedics with a knife.
No one was injured in the incident.
Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District attended and arrested the man, who was taken to Cessnock Police Station.
He has been charged with armed with intent commit indictable offence and assault frontline health worker-no actual bodily harm.
He was refused bail to appear before Cessnock Local Court today (Tuesday 3 December 2024).