Wounding, Airlie Beach

Police have charged a 50-year-old AirlieBeach man following investigations into an incident at the intersection of Watterson Way and Begley Street this morning.

Police were called to attend that address around 4.00am and responded to the complaints of two injured men; a 28-year-old from Upper Coomera and a 22-year-old from AirlieBeach.

Police will allege a 50-year-old man produced a knife and was threatening female patrons of a local bar and cut the 22-year-old on the chest after he spoke up to defend them.

It will be further alleged that he ran at the 28-year-old man and slashed at his wrist with a knife after he asked what was going on.

The 50-year-old man is due to appear in the Proserpine Magistrates Court April 28 charged with going armed so as to cause fear, common assault and wounding.

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