Police are investigating a violent incident that began with a domestic dispute at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre on Sunday, 17 August.

According to reports, a man told officers that his spouse punctured the rear tyre of his SUV while it was parked at the hospital, following a heated argument between the pair.

The situation escalated later that night when the man left the hospital on a staff bus accompanied by a female colleague. During a stop in Ottos to collect another staff member, the spouse allegedly emerged from a vehicle that had been following the bus, confronted the woman with a knife, grabbed at her clothing and attempted to stab her several times.

The man intervened, managing to separate the two and disarm the attacker before handing the weapon over to police. Officers later confirmed that the SUV tyre had been punctured with a sharp object.