A teenage boy has been charged with the attempted murder of a 36-year-old woman in Rockhampton, Queensland Police have confirmed.
The woman is reportedly the 17-year-old’s mother and police said she had received ‘multiple stab wounds to her torso – front and back – as well as head injuries’.
According to reports from 9NEWS, she was stabbed at least ten times overall.
A teenage boy has been charged with the attempted murder of a 36-year-old woman
Police were called to Thackeray Street in the suburb of Park Avenue at around 10pm on Tuesday evening after reports of a disturbance.
‘It was quite a horrific scene …quite a considerable amount of blood had been lost by the victim,’ Detective Inspector Darren Shadlow told reporters.
The 17-year-old allegedly confronted police with a knife in his hand when they entered the property, but he then surrendered.
Given the woman’s critical condition when police found her, the officers performed life-saving first aid until paramedics arrived and transported her to Rockhampton Base Hospital, a police release said.
‘She’s currently being treated at Rockhampton Base Hospital with very serious injuries, however the latest condition is that she is stable,’ Shadlow said.
He added that the 17-year-old boy suffered an injury to his hand during the incident and is also in Rockhampton Base Hospital undergoing surgery.
‘It was quite a horrific scene…quite a lot of blood had been lost by the victim,’ police said
Police have not confirmed that the 36-year-old and 17-year-old are related but reports have said they are mother and son.
The 17-year-old has been taken into custody and charged with attempted murder, a police release has confirmed.
Police have established a crime scene and investigations were continuing.
The pair are alleged to be mother and son and both were taken to Rockhampton Base Hospital
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