By Nic White and Sahil Makkar For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 23:24 BST, 30 April 2019 | Updated: 23:44 BST, 30 April 2019
A mother will face court on Wednesday charged with stabbing a primary school teacher with a pair of scissors.
Karina Fatima Sbaraini, 31, allegedly lunged at the Byron Bay Public School staff member in the grounds of the school on Tuesday morning.
The teacher, Zane Vockler, 28, was taken to hospital with wounds to his arm and face after the altercation about 7.20am.
Karina Fatima Sbaraini, 31, allegedly stabbed a Byron Bay Public School teacher in the grounds of the school with a pair of scissors
Mr Vockler has been described as a 'gentle and caring' teacher. He has undergone surgery after suffering stab wounds on Tuesday morning
Sbraini was arrested in the backyard of her home on Beachside Drive in Suffolk Park about 10.30am after fleeing the scene, police alleged.
Police claimed the two were 'speaking on the premises before she approached him with what's believed to be a pair of scissors'.
She was charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily