Update: Serious assault, Coolangatta

Police have charged a 16-year-old girl following investigations into a disturbance at Coolangatta this afternoon.

It will be alleged a group of teenage girls were involved in an altercation at a bus stop on Griffith Street around 2.30pm.

A 16-year-old girl sustained a stab wound to her stomach during the incident and was transported to Gold Coast University Hospital where she underwent surgery.

A 16-year-old Tweed Heads girl has been charged with one count of unlawful wounding and will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.

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