Teen uses broken bottle used to stab man in chest during violent brawl at Circular Quay in Sydney

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The attack happened at Circular Quay in Sydney.
The attack happened at Circular Quay in Sydney. Credit: Pixabay.

A broken bottle was the choice of weapon as a teenager allegedly stabbed a man in the chest during a brawl in the shadows of the harbour bridge in Sydney.

The brawl erupted in the Sydney CBD at about 12.30am on Sunday before emergency services responded to reports a 20-year-old man had been stabbed in the chest with a broken glass bottle.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in a stable condition.

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Officers from Sydney City Police Area Command established a crime scene and commenced an investigation.

The teen and man are not believed to be known to each another.

Following inquiries, police arrested a 15-year-old boy on Tuesday and he was charged at a local police station with reckless grievous bodily harm.

The teenager was refused bail to appear at a children’s court on Wednesday.

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