Police have found and arrested a man interstate after he allegedly strangled his partner at their home in the Hunter.
Officers received a report about an alleged domestic violence incident near Cessnock in the Hunter Valley on May 25.
Police were told a 37-year-old man "strangled" his partner before avoiding apprehension and fleeing south across the border to Victoria.
An arrest warrant was issued at Cessnock Local Court and police launched investigations about where the man went.
Victoria police officers saw the man driving a vehicle near Cobram, a small town north of Shepparton on the Murray River, on June 15.
Police arrested the 37-year-old man by virtue of arrest warrant and held him at Wodonga Police Station.
The Hunter Valley Police District's domestic violence team travelled to Albury the next day and were granted an extradition order.
The man was taken to Albury Police Station, where he was charged with common assault, intentionally choking a person, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and intimidation.
Police said bail was refused and he will remain behind bars ahead of his next court date.
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A Hunter Valley police spokesperson said the cross-border arrest was proof that police would "go the extra mile" to hold alleged offenders to account,
"This is an example of outstanding multi-agency collaboration," they said.
