Brawl erupts inside a busy shopping centre – as teenager is rushed to hospital and three men are arrested
- Teenager in hospital and three in custody after brawl erupted
- Fight allegedly began between two groups of men in Mandurah
- A 17-year-old boy is in hospital with injuries to his arm and back
A teenager has been rushed to hospital and three men are in custody following a horror daylight brawl in a busy shopping centre.
The all-out brawl erupted inside the Smart Street Mall in Mandurah, about an hour south of Perth, just before 11.30am on Saturday.
Police said the altercation was between two groups of men known to each other.
Witness Ellie Broughton, who works in the centre, alerted police to the attack and claimed she saw multiple weapons being used.
‘There was an axe, a knife and a hammer … they obviously set the dog on the guy and it just bit his arm I think,’ she told Nine News.
‘Mostly what I saw was just the guy with the arm, we were trying to get towels around it and get anything to stop it bleeding basically.’
Blood is seen on the ground after a two groups of men allegedly attacked each other in an all-out brawl in a Mandurah shopping centre on Saturday
The all-out brawl erupted inside the Smart Street Mall in Mandurah, about an hour south of Perth, just before 11.30am on Saturday (pictured is witness Ellie Broughton)
Police have arrested three men aged 15, 16 and 53, who are assisting with enquiries.
Officers have marked a crime scene where blood was splashed on the ground.
A 17-year-old boy was taken to the Royal Perth Hospital in a serious but stable condition with injuries to his arm and back, including a deep gash.
It is unclear which weapon caused the injuries.
Investigations were underway in the area to find more witnesses.
WA Police were contacted by Daily Mail Australia for comment.
Investigations are underway as police seek more witnesses (pictured, police at the scene)
A 17-year-old boy was taken to the Royal Perth Hospital in a serious but stable condition with injuries to his arm and back, including a deep gash (pictured, the Smart Street Mall)
***
Read more at DailyMail.co.uk