Update: Stabbing incident, Mackay

A man has been charged following a serious assault that occurred at Bakers Creek overnight.

Police were called to a residence around 7.30pm and, on arrival, located a 46-year-old man with a wound to his chest.

He was transported to the Mackay Base Hospital in a serious condition.

A man was taken into custody at the scene.

A 53-year-old Bakers Creek man has been charged with one count of unlawful wounding and is due to appear in the Mackay Magistrates Court on November 2.

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