Schoolies stabbing: Teenage boy raced to hospital

  •  A 17-year-old boy is in a serious condition after man, 33, allegedly stabbed him
  •  Police believe the teenager was stabbed on his way to Schoolies on Gold Coast
  • The boy, 17, was waiting for his friend at bottleshop as the incident took place

A teenager has been stabbed in the neck as he was on his way to Schoolies celebrations at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

The 17-year-old teenager was reportedly stabbed while he was waiting for a friend to buy him alcohol at a nearby bottle shop Saturday morning.

The teenager is in a serious condition at Princess Alexandria Hospital but doctors expect him to make a full recovery, according to 9 News.

 

A teenager has been stabbed in the neck as he was on his way to Schoolies celebrations at the Gold Coast on Saturday

The 17-year-old teenager was reportedly stabbed while he was waiting for a friend to buy him alcohol at a nearby bottle shop Saturday morning

The 17-year-old teenager was reportedly stabbed while he was waiting for a friend to buy him alcohol at a nearby bottle shop Saturday morning

Police charged a 33-year-old man for the ‘unprovoked attack’  who allegedly assaulted the teenager after a brief conversation. 

‘There is some indication that he may have been heading to the Gold Coast but that will form part of our inquiry,’ Acting Inspector Steve Watterson told 9 News. 

Police told 7 News the 33-year-old pulled a knife and stabbed a boy without any warning. 

Police believe the 17-year-old was from Queensland and was taken to hospital with a stab wound to his neck and a punctured lung. 

Police believe the 17-year-old was from Queensland and was taken to hospital with a stab wound to his neck and a punctured lung

Police believe the 17-year-old was from Queensland and was taken to hospital with a stab wound to his neck and a punctured lung

Police charged a 33-year-old man for the 'unprovoked attack' who allegedly assaulted the teenager after a brief conversation at a bottle shop (pictured)

Police charged a 33-year-old man for the ‘unprovoked attack’ who allegedly assaulted the teenager after a brief conversation at a bottle shop (pictured)

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