Chloe Galbraith appeared in the dock of Tamworth Local Court yesterday after she was flown by Corrective Services to Tamworth from a Sydney women’s jail, where she is being held. The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after she stabbed a 17-year-old girl in the abdomen with a 30cm knife on March 30.

Following the plea, DPP solicitor Gosia Wasilewicz withdrew two charges against Galbraith and said one count of malicious damage would be dealt with in the district court.

“You are committed for sentence to the district court of NSW at Tamworth, that is the charge of wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm,” Magistrate Michael Holmes told Galbraith.

“Sequence two of attempted murder and sequence three wound with intent to murder are withdrawn by the Crown.”

Galbraith was arrested at the scene of the late night stabbing at a block of units on Queen St, Tamworth, and the 17-year-old victim was rushed to Tamworth hospital and underwent emergency surgery.

Following her arrest, detectives had claimed Galbraith said “I stabbed her, I stabbed her, I’m sorry”.

She was initially charged with attempted murder after police alleged she told the victim if she was “going away”, she was “going away for murder”.

Yesterday, Galbraith was not required to say anything during the brief proceedings, but smiled and blew a kiss to several family and friends seated in court.

Solicitor Fiona Hadlington said a pre-sentence report was not required, but asked for a sentence date in the next sitting of the district court in Tamworth.

“I’m asking for the sittings commencing November 30,” she said.

Galbraith did not make any application for bail and remains in custody.

She is due to appear in the supreme court later this month for a bail hearing after her application was adjourned in August.