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Man charged with wounding after woman allegedly stabbed at Goodwood home overnight

Police were called to the home in Hobart's northern suburbs around 2am. Image / Pulse (File)

A man has been charged with wounding after a woman was allegedly stabbed at a home in Hobart’s northern suburbs this morning.

Police allege the 40-year-old wounded the woman, aged in her early 20s, with a knife during a family violence incident at Goodwood on Wednesday.

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The woman suffered a wound to her upper leg, which police said was not life-threatening.

Paramedics treated her at the scene before taking her to the Royal Hobart Hospital.

Police said officers were called to the home around 2am and arrested the Glenorchy man nearby a short time later.

The woman was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to hospital. Image / Pulse

He has been charged with wounding, three counts of breaching a police family violence order and two counts of breaching bail conditions.

The man is due to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court later today.