Girl, 17, is fighting for life after being stabbed in the chest ‘during a feud between two warring families’ – as a teenager is charged
- A girl, 17, is fighting for her life after she was stabbed in the chest with a knife
- She was wounded during a reported feud between two families in Gold Coast
- Witnesses claimed the victim was shrieking and yelling for help after the attack
- A man, 19 has been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm
A 17-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she was stabbed in the chest during a reported feud between two families in Queensland.
She suffered a deep wound to her chest after being stabbed large kitchen knife in front of a unit block on Nalla Court, at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, on Sunday at about 4.10pm.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
The victim was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
The fight and stabbing occurred outside a unit block on Nulla Court in Palm Beach, Gold Coast
The teenagers, who were from two opposing families, were at the centre of an on-going dispute, which had been going on from months, it will be alleged.
A witness said the victim walked into yesterday's fight armed with a frying a pan, when one of the men allegedly attacked her with the kitchen knife.
'I was there when it happened, I head the girl scream,' the witness, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
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One couple, who also declined to be named, said the girl was shrieking and was yelling for an ambulance after she was stabbed.
He said the attack was 'just waiting to happen' and claimed to have seen several arguments between the two families before.
He grabbed a towel, ran to the victim and placed it over her chest wound.
'She had blood all over her. The feud had been going on for months.'
A witness said the victim walked into yesterday's fight armed with a frying a pan, when one of the men allegedly attacked her with the kitchen knife (stock image)
The witness claimed he saw other people come out from the unit armed with a variety of other items.
Detective Inspector Brendan Smith confirmed the 19-year-old was assisting with their inquiries.
He is due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Monday.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and is due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court
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