Teen to face court over alleged stabbing attack at Mackay beach
A teenage boy is set to face court after allegedly stabbing a young woman multiple times while she was sunbaking on a north Queensland beach.
The 23-year-old suffered wounds all over her body as she lay on Blacks Beach at Mackay about noon on Monday.
She told investigators her attacker was a stranger and that she was alone when he targeted her.
āShe was approached by a male and stabbed multiple times to her head, neck, arms and legs,ā Queensland Police Detective Inspector Tom Armitt told reporters.
āThat male person has then ā¦ run away and sheās then sought help and come to a local construction site.ā
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Builders working at the site helped the woman and she was taken to hospital with serious injuries but is expected to recover.
A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody a short time later and charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
The teenager was refused bail and to appear at Mackay Childrenās Court on Tuesday.
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