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Woman’s toes and fingers cut off in machete attack

A Sydney man is accused of attacking his wife with a machete, severing two of her fingers and two toes.

Police say the 45-year-old woman and her husband, 49, were arguing while driving in St Andrews in Sydney’s southwest on Monday night.

After pulling over the man allegedly pulled a machete from under the driver’s seat and hacked at the woman several times, cutting off a finger on either hand, two toes and slashing her leg.

He then dropped his wife at Campbelltown hospital’s emergency ward before driving home, where he was later arrested by police.

He has been charged with attempted murder after attacking and will face Campbelltown Local Court on Tuesday.

His car has been seized and a crime scene set up at his Campbelltown home.

The woman has since been transferred to Liverpool hospital in a serious but stable condition.

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