A man has appeared in court accused of stabbing his wife twice in the neck and then trying to strangle her with a chain.
Lee Hellyer, aged 40, was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Friday afternoon after officers were called to a property on Verna Road in St Budeaux.
A woman was found suffering injuries which police said were believed to have been caused by a bladed instrument.
Hellyer, of Peters Park Close, was later charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and appeared at Plymouth Magistrates' Court this morning.
Prosecutor Gareth Warden told magistrates a summary of the case, noting how the attack had take place at the address of his wife of 14 years.
He said Hellyer is accused of stabbing her in the neck twice before then attempting to strangle her with a chain. Hellyer then left the property, but first called for an ambulance.
No pleas were offered and no application for bail was made on Hellyer's behalf.
He was remanded into custody by magistrates to appear at Plymouth Crown Court on March 25.
