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Karratha man suffers face and arm lacerations after alleged attack while sleeping on couch

Police would like to speak with anyone who was near the intersection of Withnell Way and Searipple Road on Sunday morning. (ABC Pilbara: Amelia Searson)

A 24-year-old man is "lucky to be alive" after he was allegedly attacked with a machete or a similar edged weapon in Western Australia's north.

Police allege an 18-year-old man assaulted the victim while he was sleeping on his couch with another person after a house party in Karratha on Sunday morning.

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