British backpacker stabbed by teenager in bottle and knife attack in Australia
dailyrecord.co.ukA British backpacker is understood to have been rushed to hospital after being stabbed by a teenager at an Australian beach resort.
The 25-year-old was allegedly attacked by a 15-year-old. Local news reports say police officers were called to Hastings Street in Noosa on the Queensland coast in the early hours of this morning after the man was attacked following an argument.Police said the teenager had left the scene but returned with a bottle and a knife before stabbing the victim in the back and wrist.
The injured man is then said to have been taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for treatment for serious injuries.The ABC news website reports the suspect was detained by members of the public before being arrested by police.
A Queensland Police statement said: "Police are investigating following an alleged wounding in Hastings Street, Noosa, this morning, July 16."Police will allege a verbal argument between a 15-year-old male and a 25-year-old man escalated just before 4am, before the youth left and returned with a bottle and a knife."A physical altercation resulted in the 25-year-old being stabbed in the back and wrist.
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