Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have a charged a man following an alleged burglary, stabbing and fire in Belmont yesterday.
It's alleged the man forced entry into a property on Donald Street, before stabbing a woman on Thursday 20 July about 6.20am.
The woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
No one else inside the premises at the time was injured.
It's alleged that the man started a fire in the house before fleeing the scene on a bike.
The parties are believed to be known to each other.
The 23-year-old Whittington man has been charged with intentionally cause serious injury, recklessly cause injury, arson and stalking.
He was remanded to appear at the Geelong Magistrate's Court on 24 October.
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