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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

Jesmond stabbing: taxi driver Aimal Ghouse accused of stabbing wife granted bail

Police and emergency services swarmed Jesmond after a stabbing in April last year. Picture by Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery

AN Afghan national who allegedly stabbed his wife in the neck during a "scuffle" at a unit in Jesmond last year has been granted conditional bail, with a judge questioning the strength of the case against the 39-year-old tax driver.

Aimal Ghouse - who worked as a translator for the Australian Army in Afghanistan and was subsequently offered protection and assistance to immigrate to Australia - is accused of stabbing his wife in front of the couple's children at the family home in William Street on April 9 last year.

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