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Teenager critically hurt in stabbing north of Brisbane
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed outside a restaurant in Albany Creek, 15 km north of Brisbane, on Thursday night and is in life-threatening condition, Queensland Police said. A 17-year-old was arrested at…
The Story in Brief
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed outside a restaurant in Albany Creek, 15 km north of Brisbane, on Thursday night and is in life-threatening condition, Queensland Police said. A 17-year-old was arrested at the scene.
The incident follows two other youth stabbings north of Sydney: an 18-year-old was critically hurt in a mall stabbing on August 3, and a 22-year-old man was fatally stabbed on July 28. A 15-year-old has been charged with murder in that case, and a 45-year-old woman with hindering arrest.
The Indian Opinion
Australian media often treat youth knife crime as a spike, but a few weeks of incidents do not make a trend. The three stabbings since late July are tragic, yet total youth homicide in Queensland and NSW has stayed flat over five years. The real test is whether police charge rates rise or fall in the next quarter.
Source: assamtribune.com
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