Man in custody after allegedly stabbing woman

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Scully, J. (2026, October 18). Man in custody after allegedly stabbing woman. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-18/man-charged-after-allegedly-stabbing-woman-in-leeton/107280498

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-18 · by Jess Scully
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Quick Summary

A woman is recovering from injuries sustained when she was allegedly stabbed multiple times by a man known to her in Leeton, southern New South Wales, on Thursday afternoon. Police arrested Rodney James Charles Tatt, age 38, at a property in Wagga Wagga over the weekend, and he will appear before Griffith Local Court on December 9.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-18, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

A woman is recovering after being allegedly stabbed several times in the head and torso by Rodney James Charles Tatt, known to her, on Thursday afternoon in Leeton, a town in southern New South Wales. Police arrested Tatt at a property in Wagga Wagga on Saturday. He will face Griffith Local Court on December 9.

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📰 Man In Custody For Stabbing
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Who wrote this

Jess Scully
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Mr Tatt will face Griffith Local Court on December 9.
2026-10-18 · mixed framing · Man in custody after allegedly stabbing woman
🔮 But the coroner found corresponding records for all entries could not be found in the prison's notes system. "
2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Inmate died after waiting 305 days for help, NSW coroner finds
🔮 Mr Morrison hopes these opportunities with his cousin will spread awareness and raise funds for research.
2026-10-12 · assertive framing · Man pushes cousin 42km in Melbourne Marathon, carries him over line
🔮 The governor of Junee jail has told an inquest that inmates will be moved to Junee from Goulburn this week, but extra staff will not follow any time soon.
2026-09-23 · assertive framing · Jail taking in Goulburn inmates won't get more staff, inquest told
Also by Jess Scully
Inmate died after waiting 305 days for help, NSW coroner finds
2026-10-14 · ABC News (AU)
Man pushes cousin 42km in Melbourne Marathon, carries him over line
2026-10-12 · ABC News (AU)
Jail taking in Goulburn inmates won't get more staff, inquest told
2026-09-23 · ABC News (AU)
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

Topics

Griffith Local Court Leeton New South Wales Wagga Wagga

Subjects

Leeton GPE · 2× Griffith Local Court ORG · 1× New South Wales GPE · 1× Rodney James Charles Tatt PERSON · 1× Tatt PERSON · 1× Wagga Wagga GPE · 1×

Narrative

Police arrested 38-year-old Rodney James Charles Tatt at a property in Wagga Wagga on Saturday.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-18
🔮 Mr Tatt will face Griffith Local Court on December 9.
2026-10-18 · ABC News (AU)
Man in custody after allegedly stabbing woman · mixed framing

Claims (3 extracted, 1 hedged)

Man charged after allegedly stabbing woman known to him at Leeton, in southern New South Wales In short: A woman is recovering after being allegedly stabbed several times in the head and torso by a man known to her on Thursday afternoon in the Riverina town of Leeton. uncertain
woman → charge → Leeton
Police arrested 38-year-old Rodney James Charles Tatt at a property in Wagga Wagga on Saturday. asserted
Police → arrest → Saturday
Mr Tatt will face Griffith Local Court on December 9. asserted
Tatt → face → December
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