Ellaine Reggy Ameki, 35, pleads guilty to stabbing partner in neck at Byron Bay home

A miner who stabbed her girlfriend in the neck with a kitchen knife in a Byron Bay home has returned to court after attacking her partner again. Here’s what we know.

Ellaine Reggy Ameki, 35, stabbed her partner in the neck, the court was told.

A Papua New Guinea miner who stabbed her girlfriend in the neck with a kitchen knife in a Byron Bay home has returned to court after attacking her partner again.

Ellaine Reggy Ameki, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday to reckless wounding, intimidation, assaulting causing actual bodily harm and destroying property.

She also pleaded guilty to breaching an apprehended violence order (AVO), two counts of common assault and damaging property.

Ameki appeared over videolink in Byron Bay Local Court.

She is a miner based in Papua New Guinea and spends her holidays in Australia, staying with her long-term partner, police state in court documents.

Ameki was staying at her partner’s Byron home when she “became angry” during a conversation about past relationships and knocked the back sliding door off its hinges on July 19.

Ameki became angry during an argument with her partner, police state. Picture: Twitter

She argued with the victim before smashing a glass on the tiled floor.

“Ameki grabbed the victim in the kitchen and punched her,” police state.

While the victim was covering her face to protect herself, Ameki pulled a knife from a block.

Ameki then “struck the victim in the forehead” several times with the butt of the knife.

The victim pleaded for Ameki to stop and she replied: “I’m going to kill you.”

Ameki pushed the victim onto the ground and jumped on her back.

Ameki attacked the victim with a kitchen knife. Picture: File

“Ameki stabbed the victim near her neck,” according to police.

The victim told Ameki “if you want me kill me, just do it”, but managed to push her attacker off and phone triple-0,

Ameki fled before police arrived and the victim was taken to Byron Central Hospital.

Officers returned to the home, arrested Ameki and retrieved the knife, which was protruding from a packet of brown sugar on the kitchen bench.

The victim suffered a stab wound, forehead bruises and pain to her ribs. Police took out an apprehended violence order (AVO) to protect her.

Two weeks later, the AVO was breached when Ameki, the victim and two friends returned to the home after a few drinks at The Great Northern Hotel at Byron Bay.

The Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay. Picture: File

Ameki and the victim were arguing in another room when a witness heard “yelling” and a “banging” sound, the documents state.

The witness investigated and found Ameki on top of the victim, throwing punches at her.

“I can’t believe you hit her,” the witness said after dragging Ameki off. Ameki replied: “You don’t know.”

The witness called police for help and told Ameki to leave the house.

While crying and holding her wrist, the victim told the witness that Amemi smashed her iPhone.

Officers arrived and arrested Ameki. They noticed blood on a tea towel and on the wall.

Magistrate Karen Stafford requested a sentence assessment report and the case was adjourned to September 17.