Man allegedly strangled woman before she hid in Queensland cane field during attack

A young woman has been strangled before she hid from her knife-wielding attacker in a cane field in an alleged domestic violence incident in far north Queensland.

The 20-year-old woman was also allegedly assaulted by the 27-year-old man at a property south of Edmonton in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

“Particularly concerning to us is the (alleged) offence of strangulation,” acting Detective Inspector Kevin Goan said on Wednesday.

“The gentleman is alleged to have applied significant…