Two stabbed as wild brawl erupts in shopping mall
Andrew Stafford |
A 16-year-old boy has life-threatening injuries and another man has also been stabbed during a brawl involving four people at a suburban shopping mall.
The teenager was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital after he was stabbed in the leg at Elizabeth City Centre in the city’s north on Friday.
A 20-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen and was reportedly in a stable condition after also being transported to hospital.
Police were quickly on the scene after a fight broke out about 2pm and a man was arrested, with parts of the shopping complex immediately locked down.
The whereabouts of a fourth person were currently unknown, but he was not believed to be involved in the stabbing or in the possession of a weapon.
Police quickly confirmed that the members of the group were known to each other and the incident was not a terrorist attack.
Distressing video shown of the incident by Channel Seven showed a young man bleeding from a leg wound in a mall crowded with Black Friday shoppers before it was evacuated and businesses closed.
Another young man appeared to try to support his friend, only to slip in a pool of blood.
Superintendent Amin Sareen said it was a frightening incident for witnesses but reassured the public that it was not a random attack.
“The group was known to each other, police responded quickly, we have got the suspect, we have got the weapon that was used,” he said.
New laws banning the sale of knives to minors came into effect in South Australia on July 1.
Police urged anyone with further information to call CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
AAP
