Lua Ai Lavea News Today

Lua’Ai Lavea repeatedly stabbed his partner with a kitchen knife before pouring petrol everywhere in a bid to end it all.

Police allege the man attacked a woman at their home in Christchurch on Thursday morning. She remains in hospital fighting for her life.

A 26-year-old man is facing serious assault and family harm charges after armed police cordoned off a street in Redwood, Christchurch.