Teenage boy, 16, arrested after woman and 11-year-old girl are nearly stabbed to death near Brisbane

  • Mother and daughter repeatedly stabbed
  • A 16-year-old boy has been taken into custody 

By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 22:05 BST, 8 June 2023 | Updated: 23:59 BST, 8 June 2023

A teenage boy has been taken into custody after a mother and daughter were allegedly stabbed multiple times. 

Emergency services were called to a home in Rosewood, 60km southwest of Brisbane, at about 10:30pm on Thursday night. 

Queensland Police said an 11-year-old girl and her 39-year-old mother were found with numerous stab wounds to their abdomen, and rushed to hospital.

Emergency services were called to a home in Rosewood, 60km southwest of Brisbane, at about 10:30pm on Thursday night (stock image)

Emergency services were called to a home in Rosewood, 60km southwest of Brisbane, at about 10:30pm on Thursday night (stock image)

The girl was taken to Queensland Children’s hospital in a critical condition while her mother is in a stable condition at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital, The Courier Mail reported.  

A 16-year-old boy, who police said lives with the victims, was taken into custody  without incident. 

A crime scene has been declared at the home as investigations continue.  

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