Date Time Man seriously injured after being struck with tomahawk – East Maitland A man has been seriously injured during an affray in the state’s Hunter region overnight. Just before 8pm (Tuesday 13 July 2021), a 28-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were inside a home on Alliance Street, East Maitland, when three men and two women arrived at the home. Police have been told the two groups were arguing when the situation escalated, and the 28-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted. It’s then alleged one of the men has struck the 35-year-old resident several times in the back with a tomahawk.