Wounding charge, Bucasia
Mackay detectives have charged a man following investigations into an alleged assault at a Bucasia residence last night.
Initial investigations indicate a number of people were inside a Leister Court address around 10.30pm when an altercation occurred between two men.
It will be alleged during the altercation, a 19-year-old Kepnock man stabbed a 24-year-old Slade Point man in the chest and abdomen before fleeing on foot.
The Slade Point man was transported to a Mackay hospital where he was treated for injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening.
The Kepnock man was arrested a short time later when he returned to the address.
He has been charged with one count of wounding and is due to appear in Rockhampton Magistrates Court tomorrow (January 5).
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