Man arrested after allegedly assaulting, threatening to kill woman with firearm in Cessnock, NSW

A man will face court on Tuesday charged with domestic violence offences following a dramatic police operation. The 34-year-old is alleged to have forced entry into a unit in North Ave, Cessnock, in the NSW Hunter Valley, in the early hours of Monday before threatening the occupant — a woman known to him — with what police believe was a firearm.