A north-west Tasmanian man has been charged with attempted murder and breaching a family violence order over an incident that left a woman with head and hand injuries.
Police said the 54-year-old man, who they allege had an axe, got into an altercation with the woman on South Road in Penguin about 6pm on Tuesday.
The woman received wounds to her head and hands and was taken to the North-West Regional Hospital, where she remains for observation.
